- tow‧er [countable]
- 1
a tall narrow building either built on its own or forming part of a castle, church etc : the Eiffel Tower
a castle with tall towers
- bell/clock tower
The bell tower was added to the church in 1848.
- tower of
the leaning tower of Pisa
- 2
a tall structure, often made of metal, used for signalling, broadcasting etc : an air traffic control tower
- 3
tower of strength
someone who gives you a lot of help, sympathy, and support when you are in trouble : Her father was a tower of strength to her when her marriage broke up.
- 4
a tall piece of furniture that you use to store things : a CD tower
- ➔ cooling tower, ivory tower, water tower
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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