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tower [towers] (structure) noun [UK: ˈtaʊə(r)] [US: ˈtaʊər] | (Bokmål) tårnnoun |
tower block (tall building) noun [UK: ˈtaʊə(r) ˈblɒk] [US: ˈtaʊər ˈblɑːk] | (Bokmål) høyhusnoun (Nynorsk) høghusnoun |
tower crane (crane on a metal tower) noun | (Bokmål) tårnkrannoun |
Tower of London (a fortress in London) proper noun | (Bokmål) Tower of Londonproper noun (Nynorsk) Tower of Londonproper noun |
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 (Nynorsk) klokketårnnoun |
control tower [control towers] (airport control tower) noun [UK: kən.ˈtrəʊl ˈtaʊə(r)] [US: kənˈtroʊl ˈtaʊər] | (Bokmål) kontrolltårnnoun (Nynorsk) kontrolltårnnoun |
cooling tower (tower-shaped building in which warm water is cooled by evaporation) noun [UK: ˈkuːl.ɪŋ ˈtaʊə(r)] [US: ˈkuːl.ɪŋ ˈtaʊər] | kjøletårnnoun |
Eiffel Tower (tower in Paris) proper noun [UK: ˈaɪ.fəl ˈtaʊə(r)] [US: ˈaɪ.fəl ˈtaʊər] | Eiffeltårnetproper noun |
ivory tower (overly-academic perspective) noun [UK: ˈaɪ.və.ri ˈtaʊə(r)] [US: ˈaɪ.və.ri ˈtaʊər] | (Bokmål) elfenbenstårnnoun (Nynorsk) elfenbeinstårnnoun |
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 (Nynorsk) Det skeive tårnet i Pisaproper noun |
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 |
water tower (tank of water) noun [UK: ˈwɔː.tə(r) ˈtaʊə(r)] [US: ˈwɒ.tər ˈtaʊər] | (Bokmål) vanntårnnoun (Nynorsk) vasstårnnoun |