Tower Hamlets

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/ ˈtaʊ ər /

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noun

a borough of Greater London, England.

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Words nearby Tower Hamlets

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How to use Tower Hamlets in a sentence

The bell tower bellows loudly when a little muscle power is put into it.
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Movie buffs have commented endlessly on the bell-tower sequence in Vertigo.
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It involved a model of the tower set on its side for the shot.
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In Vertigo there's a strange cut in the first bell-tower sequence.
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The tower has four clock faces, pinnacles at the angles, and a steep slate roof and is 120 feet high.
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At the Flagstaff Tower the 74th and the remainder of the 38th suddenly told their officers that they would obey them no longer.
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The height of the tower from the level of the street is 105 feet, the slated towers over the lateral pediments being smaller.
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John Wilkes released from the tower by the memorable sentence of chief justice Pratt.
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In a dungeon of the corresponding tower, on this side of the castle, was the prison of Ripperda.
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British Dictionary definitions for Tower Hamlets

Tower Hamlets

noun

a borough of E Greater London, on the River Thames: contains the main part of the East End. Pop: 206 600 (2003 est). Area: 20 sq km (8 sq miles)

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