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tower [towers] (structure) noun [UK: ˈtaʊə(r)] [US: ˈtaʊər] | torrenoun |
tower [towers] (Tarot card) noun [UK: ˈtaʊə(r)] [US: ˈtaʊər] | la casa de diosnoun |
tower of Babel (situation of confusion due to many languages) noun | torre de Babelnoun |
Tower of Babel (tower erected at Babel) proper noun | Torre de Babelproper noun |
Tower of London (a fortress in London) proper noun | Torre de Londresproper noun |
tower of silence (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) noun | torre del silencionoun |
tower over (to be considerably taller than) verb [UK: ˈtaʊə(r) ˈəʊv.ə(r)] [US: ˈtaʊər ˈoʊv.r̩] | sobresalirverb |
Towers (equivalent surnames) proper noun [UK: ˈtaʊəz] [US: ˈtaʊərz] | Torresproper nounThe Eiffel Tower is taller than the towers of the Cologne Cathedral. = La torre Eiffel es más alta que las torres de la catedral de Colonia. |
bell tower (tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry) noun [UK: bel ˈtaʊə(r)] [US: ˈbel ˈtaʊər] | campanarionoun |
clock tower (tower having a large clock) noun | torre del relojnoun |
conning tower (structure of submarine) noun [UK: ˈkɒ.nɪŋ.ˌtaʊə] [US: ˈkɒ.nɪŋ.ˌtaʊə] | torre de mandonoun |
control tower [control towers] (airport control tower) noun [UK: kən.ˈtrəʊl ˈtaʊə(r)] [US: kənˈtroʊl ˈtaʊər] | torre de controlnoun |
Eiffel Tower (tower in Paris) proper noun [UK: ˈaɪ.fəl ˈtaʊə(r)] [US: ˈaɪ.fəl ˈtaʊər] | torre Eiffelproper noun |
ivory tower (overly-academic perspective) noun [UK: ˈaɪ.və.ri ˈtaʊə(r)] [US: ˈaɪ.və.ri ˈtaʊər] | torre de marfilnoun |
Leaning Tower of Pisa (the leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa) proper noun [UK: ˈliːn.ɪŋ ˈtaʊə(r) əv ˈpiː.zə] [US: ˈliːn.ɪŋ ˈtaʊər əv ˈpiː.sə] | Torre inclinada de Pisaproper noun |
Twin Towers (the two main buildings of the World Trade Center) proper noun [UK: twɪn ˈtaʊəz] [US: ˈtwɪn ˈtaʊərz] | Torres Gemelasproper noun |
watchtower (observation tower) noun [UK: ˈwɒtʃ.taʊə(r)] [US: ˈwɒtʃ.taʊər] | atalayanoun garitanoun vigíanoun |
water tower (tank of water) noun [UK: ˈwɔː.tə(r) ˈtaʊə(r)] [US: ˈwɒ.tər ˈtaʊər] | torre de aguanoun |