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  1. a tall, narrow structure, often square or circular, that either forms part of a building or stands alone: the Eiffel tower. There's a clock on the church tower. He works in an office tower in downtown San Francisco. Compare.

  2. The meaning of TOWER is a building or structure typically higher than its diameter and high relative to its surroundings that may stand apart (such as a campanile) or be attached (such as a church belfry) to a larger structure and that may be fully walled in or of skeleton framework (such as an observation or transmission tower).

  3. Tower, any structure that is relatively tall in proportion to the dimensions of its base. It may be either freestanding or attached to a building or wall. Modifiers frequently denote a tower’s function (e.g., watchtower, water tower, church tower, and so on). Historically, there are several types.

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  4. Tower definition: A building or part of a building that is exceptionally high in proportion to its width and length.

  5. Towers are most often built to use their height for various purposes, and can stand alone or as part of a larger structure. Some common purposes are for telecommunications, and as a viewing platform. The Tokyo Skytree, completed in 2012, is 634 m (2,080 ft), making it the tallest tower in the world.

  6. 3 days ago · Eiffel Tower, wrought-iron structure in Paris that is among the most famous landmarks in the world. It is also a technological masterpiece in building-construction history. It was designed and built (1887–89) by Gustave Eiffel and named in his honor. Quick facts.

  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › TowerTower - Wikipedia

    A tower is a tall structure, taller than it is wide, often by a significant factor. Towers are distinguished from masts by their lack of guy-wires and are therefore, along with tall buildings, self-supporting structures.

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