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tower meaning in Norwegian

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tower [towers] (structure)
noun
[UK: ˈtaʊə(r)]
[US: ˈtaʊər]

(Bokmål) tårnnoun
{n}

tower block (tall building)
noun
[UK: ˈtaʊə(r) ˈblɒk]
[US: ˈtaʊər ˈblɑːk]

(Bokmål) høyhusnoun
{n}, høghuS {n}

(Nynorsk) høghusnoun
{n}

tower crane (crane on a metal tower)
noun

(Bokmål) tårnkrannoun
{m} {f}

Tower of London (a fortress in London)
proper noun

(Bokmål) Tower of Londonproper noun
{m}

(Nynorsk) Tower of Londonproper noun
{m}

tower of silence (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate)
noun

(Bokmål) dakhmanoun

bell tower (tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry)
noun
[UK: bel ˈtaʊə(r)]
[US: ˈbel ˈtaʊər]

(Bokmål) klokketårnnoun
{n}

(Nynorsk) klokketårnnoun
{n}

control tower [control towers] (airport control tower)
noun
[UK: kən.ˈtrəʊl ˈtaʊə(r)]
[US: kənˈtroʊl ˈtaʊər]

(Bokmål) kontrolltårnnoun
{n}

(Nynorsk) kontrolltårnnoun
{n}

cooling tower (tower-shaped building in which warm water is cooled by evaporation)
noun
[UK: ˈkuːl.ɪŋ ˈtaʊə(r)]
[US: ˈkuːl.ɪŋ ˈtaʊər]

kjøletårnnoun
{n}

Eiffel Tower (tower in Paris)
proper noun
[UK: ˈaɪ.fəl ˈtaʊə(r)]
[US: ˈaɪ.fəl ˈtaʊər]

Eiffeltårnetproper noun
{n}

ivory tower (overly-academic perspective)
noun
[UK: ˈaɪ.və.ri ˈtaʊə(r)]
[US: ˈaɪ.və.ri ˈtaʊər]

(Bokmål) elfenbenstårnnoun
{n}, elfenbeinStårn {n}

(Nynorsk) elfenbeinstårnnoun
{n}

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]

(Bokmål) Det skjeve tårn i Pisaproper noun
{n}, Det Skjeve tårnet i PiSa {n}

(Nynorsk) Det skeive tårnet i Pisaproper noun
{n}

Twin Towers (the two main buildings of the World Trade Center)
proper noun
[UK: twɪn ˈtaʊəz]
[US: ˈtwɪn ˈtaʊərz]

Verdens Handelssenter i New Yorkproper noun

watchtower (observation tower)
noun
[UK: ˈwɒtʃ.taʊə(r)]
[US: ˈwɒtʃ.taʊər]

(Bokmål) vakttårnnoun
{n}

water tower (tank of water)
noun
[UK: ˈwɔː.tə(r) ˈtaʊə(r)]
[US: ˈwɒ.tər ˈtaʊər]

(Bokmål) vanntårnnoun
{n}, vaSStårn {n}

(Nynorsk) vasstårnnoun
{n}