tower

Noun
  1. A structure taller than its diameter;
    Can stand alone or be attached to a larger building (synset 104467365)
    is a type of: construction, structure - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
    subtypes:
    • barbacan, barbican - a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle)
    • beacon, beacon light, lighthouse, pharos - a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships
    • bell tower - a tower that supports or shelters a bell
    • church tower - the tower of a church
    • clock tower - a tower with a large clock visible high up on an outside face
    • control tower - a tower with an elevated workspace enclosed in glass for the visual observation of aircraft around an airport
    • high-rise, tower block - tower consisting of a multistoried building of offices or apartments
    • minaret - slender tower with balconies
    • mooring mast, mooring tower - a tower for mooring airships
    • power pylon, pylon - a large vertical steel tower supporting high-tension power lines
    • pylon - a tower for guiding pilots or marking the turning point in a race
    • shot tower - tower of a kind once used to make shot; molten lead was poured through a sieve and dropped into water
    • silo - a cylindrical tower used for storing silage
    • spire, steeple - a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
    • supporting tower - a tower that serves to support something
    • turret - a small tower extending above a building
    • watchtower - an observation tower for a lookout to watch over prisoners or watch for fires or enemies
    specific instances:
    • cn tower - a tower in Toronto; 1815 feet tall for broadcasting widely
    • eiffel tower - a wrought iron tower 300 meters high that was constructed in Paris in 1889; for many years it was the tallest man-made structure
    • space needle - a tower 605 feet tall in Seattle; a tourist attraction
  2. Anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower (synset 113923115)
    "the test tube held a column of white powder"; "a tower of dust rose above the horizon"; "a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite"
    is a type of: form, shape - the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
    subtypes:
    • columella - a small column (or structure resembling a column) that is a part of a plant or animal
    • hoodoo - (geology) a column of weathered and unusually shaped rock
    same as: column, pillar
  3. A powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships (synset 104503138)
    is a type of: boat - a small vessel for travel on water
    has: helm - steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered
    same as: towboat, tug, tugboat
Verb
  1. Appear very large or occupy a commanding position (synset 202702345)
    "The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain"; "Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall"
    is a type of: lift, rear, rise - rise up
    same as: hulk, loom, predominate

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