English
Etymology
Old English torr
Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/�ta��/, SAMPA|/"taU@/
(General American|US) IPA|/�ta��/, SAMPA|/"taU@`/
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:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-a��(r)|-a��(r)
Noun
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Image:800px-FtThomasTower.jpg|200px|right|thumb|A nineteenth century [[water tower]]
- A structure, usually taller than it is wide, often used as a lookout.
#:From the top of the tower we could see far off into the distance.
- figuratively Any item, such as a computer case, that is usually higher than it is wide.
Derived terms
guardtower
radio tower
watchtower
water tower
tower of Babel
towers of Hanoi
tower of strength
Translations
trans-top|structure
Finnish: t|fi|torni
Hungarian: t|hu|torony
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Russian: t|ru|ба�н�|f|trbášn'a, t|ru|в��ка|f|trvýška
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trans-top|(figuratively) any item that is higher than it is wide
Finnish: t|fi|torni
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ttbc|Arabic: ARchar|برج unicode|(burj)
ttbc|Breton: tour#Breton|tour m, tourioù p
ttbc|Chinese: � (t�)
ttbc|Czech: v�ž f
ttbc|Danish: tårn n
ttbc|Dutch: toren m
ttbc|French: tour#French|tour f
ttbc|German: Turm m
ttbc|Hebrew: ���� (migdal) m
ttbc|Indonesian: menara, tower
ttbc|Interlingua: turre
ttbc|Italian: torre f
ttbc|Japanese: � (��, t�), ��� (taw�)
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ttbc|Korean: � (tap)
ttbc|Latin: turris f
ttbc|Maltese: torri m
ttbc|Polish: wieża f
ttbc|Portuguese: torre f
ttbc|Romanian: turn#Romanian|turn n
ttbc|Scottish Gaelic: tùr m
ttbc|Slovak: veža f
ttbc|Slovene: stolp m
ttbc|Spanish: torre f
ttbc|Swedish: torn#Swedish|torn
ttbc|Telugu: స�త�పమ� (stoopamu)
ttbc|Turkish: kule
ttbc|Volapük: tüm
ttbc|Welsh: tŵr
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See also
donjon
Verb
en-verb|towers|towering|towered
- To be considerably taller than.
#:The basketball players towered over their fans.
Translations
trans-top|to be considerably taller than
Dutch: bovenuittorenen
Finnish: kohota korkealle
Hungarian: t|hu|tornyosul
Interlingua: elevar se
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Old English: hlifian
Portuguese: elevar-se
Russian: t|ru|возв��а����|tr=vozvyšát's'a impf
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