tower
/ˈtaʊɚ/
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.50 in modern English
Meaning
noun
A tall, narrow structure (significantly taller than it is wide, either standing alone or forming part of a larger structure.
noun
A tall, narrow structure (significantly taller than it is wide, either standing alone or forming part of a larger structure.
noun
A tall, narrow structure (significantly taller than it is wide, either standing alone or forming part of a larger structure.
noun
A tall, narrow structure (significantly taller than it is wide, either standing alone or forming part of a larger structure.
noun
A tall, narrow structure (significantly taller than it is wide, either standing alone or forming part of a larger structure.
noun
Each of a set of information technology concerns within a business, which are treated separately so that they can be handled by different providers.
Example Sentences
- "an observation tower, an isolated watch tower, a church tower, conning tower"
- "The valley is closed in at the lower end by the village, the church tower and a few roofs being visible through the trees; […]"
- "[…] an isolated watch-tower still stands above the highway as it passes around the lowest ridge extending from the castle. Called Burj al-Sabi ('Tower of the Youth'), it protected the access to the castle's port […]"
- "The clock tower above your apartment tolls, ringing twice. [...People] examine the bells with tuning fork and soundhorn, and scurry about with clipboard and blueprint, [but] they do not appear to be in the process of repairing or maintaining the bell-tower at all."
- "signal tower, radio tower, cell tower"
- "observation tower, watch tower"
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈtaʊɚ/
- British English: /ˈtaʊ.ə(ɹ)/