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I . tower [ˈtaʊəɐ, Am ˈtaʊɚ] N

II . tower [ˈtaʊəɐ, Am ˈtaʊɚ] VB intr

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control tower N

cooling tower N

Eiffel tower N

ivory tower N fig

observation tower N

tower above, tower over VB intr

tower up VB intr

tower block N Brit

water tower N

Tower of London N

Usage examples with tower

a tower of strength
защи́тник m
the Tower of London
(Ло́ндонский) Та́уэр m
the Tower of Babel
Вавило́нская ба́шня f
the Eiffel tower
Эы́йфелева ба́шня f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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By the end of the 16th century the river had silted up and the tower was landlocked.
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These modules may be placed in areas where traditional cells would not be feasible, such as wrapped around a telephone pole or cell phone tower.
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Investigating and keen to head off accusations of demonic possession, the protagonists discover and explore a labyrinthine library in the abbey's forbidden principal tower.
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The parish tower is constructed of granite with double buttresses.
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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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The battlemented three-storey west tower has a double-door, circular and round-headed windows and a belfry.
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The means of cooling would be a hybrid cooling tower of about 60 metres in height with plume abatement.
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The main tower was constructed with single monolith caissons of dimensions 55.31 x 24.8 m with 21 shafts, each 6.25 metre square.
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Rebuilding, including the dumpy tower, took place in the early 17th century.
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A scheme to erect a massive tower above the store was never carried out.
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