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Conning tower
(n.) The shot-proof pilot house of a war vessel.
Martello tower
() A building of masonry, generally circular, usually erected on the seacoast, with a gun on the summit mounted on a traversing platform, so as to be fired in any direction.
Tower
(n.) A mass of building standing alone and insulated, usually higher than its diameter, but when of great size not always of that proportion.
Tower
(n.) A projection from a line of wall, as a fortification, for purposes of defense, as a flanker, either or the same height as the curtain wall or higher.
Tower
(n.) A structure appended to a larger edifice for a special purpose, as for a belfry, and then usually high in proportion to its width and to the height of the rest of the edifice
Tower
(n.) A citadel
Tower
(n.) A headdress of a high or towerlike form, fashionable about the end of the seventeenth century and until 1715
Tower
(n.) High flight
Tower
(v. i.) To rise and overtop other objects
Tower
(v. t.) To soar into.
Turret
(n.) A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental structure at one of the angles of a larger structure.
Turret
(n.) A movable building, of a square form, consisting of ten or even twenty stories and sometimes one hundred and twenty cubits high, usually moved on wheels, and employed in approaching a fortified place, for carrying soldiers, engines, ladders, casting bridges, and other necessaries.
Turret
(n.) A revolving tower constructed of thick iron plates, within which cannon are mounted. Turrets are used on vessels of war and on land.
Turret
(n.) The elevated central portion of the roof of a passenger car. Its sides are pierced for light and ventilation.
Turreted
(a.) Furnished with a turret or turrets
Turreted
(a.) Formed like a tower
Water tower
() A large metal pipe made to be extended vertically by sections, and used for discharging water upon burning buildings.

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bell tower a tower that supports or shelters a bell
church tower the tower of a church
clock tower a tower with a large clock visible high up on an outside face
CN Tower a tower in Toronto, feet tall for broadcasting widely
conning tower a raised bridge on a submarine, often used for entering and exiting
conning tower an armored pilothouse on a warship
control tower a tower with an elevated workspace enclosed in glass for the visual observation of aircraft around an airport
cooling tower a cooling system used in industry to cool hot water (by partial evaporation) before reusing it as a coolant
Eiffel Tower a wrought iron tower meters high that was constructed in Paris in , for many years it was the tallest man-made structure
fire tower a watchtower where a lookout is posted to watch for fires
gun enclosure
gun turret
turret
a selfontained weapons platform housing guns and capable of rotation
highise
tower block
tower consisting of a multistoried building of offices or apartments, `tower block' is the British term for `highise'
Leaning Tower
Leaning Tower of Pisa
a tall round marble campanile in Pisa that is not perpendicular, construction was begun in
lookout
observation tower
lookout station
observatory
a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings
martello tower a circular masonry fort for coastal defence
mooring tower
mooring mast
a tower for mooring airships
Sears Tower a skyscraper built in Chicago in , feet tall
shot tower tower of a kind once used to make shot, molten lead was poured through a sieve and dropped into water
signal box
signal tower
a building from which signals are sent to control the movements of railway trains
supporting tower a tower that serves to support something
tower a structure taller than its diameter, can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
Tower of Babel
Babel
(Genesis :-) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven, God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another
Tower of London a fortress in London on the Thames, used as a palace and a state prison and now as a museum containing the crown jewels
Tower of Pharos a great lighthouse ( feet high) built at Alexandria in BC
tugboat
tug
towboat
tower
a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
turret a small tower extending above a building
turret clock a clock with more than one dial to show the time in all directions from a tower
water tower a large reservoir for water
ivory tower a state of mind that is discussed as if it were a place, he lived in the ivory tower of speculation, they viewed universities as ivory towers
tower of strength
pillar of strength
a person who can be relied on to give a great deal of support and comfort
tower cress tower mustard Arabis turrita European cress having stiff erect stems, sometimes placed in genus Turritis
tower mustard tower cress Turritis glabra
Arabis glabra
or genus Arabis: erect cress widely distributed throughout Europe
column tower
pillar
anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower, the test tube held a column of white powder, a tower of dust rose above the horizon, a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite
loom
tower
predominate hulk
appear very large or occupy a commanding position, The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain, Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall
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