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scaffolding tower (temporary scaffolding for building work) noun | trabattellonoun |
shantytown [shantytowns] (area containing a collection of shacks and shanties) noun [UK: ˈʃæn.tɪ.taʊn] [US: ˈʃæn.ti.ˌtɑːwn] | baraccopolinoun |
stow [stowed, stowing, stows] (to put something away in a compact and tidy manner) verb [UK: stəʊ] [US: ˈstoʊ] | ammainareverb assemblareverb compattareverb montareverb raggruppareverb traversareverb |
stow [stowed, stowing, stows] (to put something away to store it in a space-saving manner and over long time) verb [UK: stəʊ] [US: ˈstoʊ] | immagazzinareverb |
stowage [stowages] (place) noun [UK: ˈstəʊɪdʒ] [US: ˈstoʊɪdʒ] | stivaggionoun |
stowaway [stowaways] (person who hides on a ship, train, etc.) noun [UK: ˈstəʊə.weɪ] [US: ˈstoʊə.weɪ] | clandestinonoun |
throw in the towel ((idiomatic) to quit; to give up) verb [UK: ˈθrəʊ ɪn ðə ˈtaʊəl] [US: ˈθroʊ ɪn ðə ˈtaʊəl] | gettare le armiverb |
Twin Towers (the two main buildings of the World Trade Center) proper noun [UK: twɪn ˈtaʊəz] [US: ˈtwɪn ˈtaʊərz] | Torri Gemelleproper noun |
undertow (flow of water) noun [UK: ˈʌn.də.təʊ] [US: ˈʌn.dərˌto.ʊ] | risaccanoun |
untoward (unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous) adjective [UK: ˌʌn.tə.ˈwɔːd] [US: ən.tuː.ˈɔːrd] | avversoadjective |
watchtower (observation tower) noun [UK: ˈwɒtʃ.taʊə(r)] [US: ˈwɒtʃ.taʊər] | torre di guardianoun |