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Turm

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I. tow·er [taʊəʳ, Am taʊɚ] N

tower
Turm m <-(e)s, Türme>
office tower
Bürohochhaus nt

Phrases:

a tower of strength
ein Fels in der Brandung fig

II. tow·er [taʊəʳ, Am taʊɚ] VB intr

tower
aufragen
to tower above [or over] sb/sth
jdn/etw überragen a. fig

ˈtow·er block N Brit

tower block
Hochhaus nt <-es, -häuser>

ˈcool·ing tow·er N

cooling tower
Kühlturm m <-(e)s, -türme>

ˈfly tow·er N THEAT

fly tower
Schnürboden m <-s, -bö·den>

packed ˈtow·er N CHEM

packed tower
Füllkörperkolonne f
packed tower
Füllkörpersäule f

ˈbell tower N

bell tower
Glockenturm m <-(e)s, -türme>

con·ning tow·er [ˈkɒnɪŋˌtaʊəʳ, Am ˈkɑ:nɪŋtaʊɚ] N MIL

conning tower
Kommandoturm m

lifeguard tower N

lifeguard tower
Rettungsturm m

I. ivo·ry ˈtow·er N fig pej form

1. ivory tower (remote place):

ivory tower
weltabgeschiedener [o. weltabgewandter] Ort m
ivory tower
Elfenbeinturm m <-(e)s, -türme>

2. ivory tower (aloofness):

ivory tower
Weltabgeschiedenheit f
ivory tower
Weltabgewandtheit f <->
ivory tower
Weltfremdheit f <-> kein pl
to live in an ivory tower
im Elfenbeinturm leben [o. sitzen]

II. ivo·ry ˈtow·er ADJ

ivory tower
weltfremd
ivory tower
weltabgewandt
ivory tower
weltabgeschieden

ˈclock tow·er N

clock tower
Uhrenturm m

Klett Geography Glossary

castle tower N

castle tower
Burgturm

Klett Biology Glossary

sludge tower N

sludge tower
Faulturm

GEA Glossary of Refrigeration Technology

Kühlturmbetrieb
cooling tower operation
Present
Itower
youtower
he/she/ittowers
wetower
youtower
theytower
Past
Itowered
youtowered
he/she/ittowered
wetowered
youtowered
theytowered
Present Perfect
Ihavetowered
youhavetowered
he/she/ithastowered
wehavetowered
youhavetowered
theyhavetowered
Past Perfect
Ihadtowered
youhadtowered
he/she/ithadtowered
wehadtowered
youhadtowered
theyhadtowered
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a tower of strength
ein Fels in der Brandung fig
to live in an ivory tower
im Elfenbeinturm leben [o. sitzen]
high-rise office [or tower]block
Bürohochhaus nt
to be a tower [or pillar] of strength
wie ein Fels in der Brandung stehen
sich acc [vor jdm] auftürmen
to tower up [before [or in front of] sb]

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

On the tower wall are a benefactions board and two peal boards.
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During the second approach VHF communications were lost for a short time due to the tower transmitter's failure.
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Rebuilding, including the dumpy tower, took place in the early 17th century.
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Its freestanding church tower also collapsed leaving only less than half of the tower standing.
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The staircase was replaced by a vertical ladder, and the tower was modified to include an aircraft warning light.
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