tower

7 definitions • 11 examples

a tall, narrow structure, often square or circular, that either forms part of a building or stands alone:

the Eiffel tower

church tower There's a clock on the church tower.

office tower He works in an office tower in downtown San Francisco.

a tall, usually metal structure used for broadcasting:

a radio/transmission tower

the tall rectangular part of a personal computer, that contains the hard disk (= a device that is used to store programs and information), or a type of computer that has one of these tall rectangular parts :

All-in-one PCs consolidate all the elements of a traditional desktop computer - monitor, tower, keyboard, mouse.

If you want to add extra storage devices you should consider the tower model.

to be very tall or large, usually in a way that makes people feel respect:

We turned the corner and there was the cathedral, towering in front of us.

a tall, narrow structure that either forms part of a building or stands alone:

a clock tower

A tower is also a tall, usually metal structure used for broadcasting:

a television tower

to appear very tall or large, or to be much taller than something else:

As we drove on, the Rocky Mountains towered before us.

Although he’s only 14, David towers over his mother.