Tower

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Derived terms 1.1.2 Translations 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Translations

English

Noun

tower (plural: towers)

1. a structure, usually taller than it is wide, often used as a lookout.

   From the top of the tower we could see far off into the distance.

Derived terms

• guardtower
• watchtower
• tower of Babel
• towers of Hanoi
• tower of strength

Translations

Arabic: برج (burj) Breton: tour m., tourioù pl. Chinese: 塔 (tǎ) Czech: věž f. Danish: tårn n. Dutch: toren m. Finnish: torni French: tour f. German: Turm m. Hebrew: מגדל (migdal) m. Hungarian: torony Indonesian: menara, tower Interlingua: turre Italian: torre f.

Japanese: 塔 (とう, tō), タワー (tawā) Korean: 탑 (tap) Latin: turris f. Polish: wieża f. Portuguese: torre f. Romanian: turn n. Russian: вышка (výška) f. Slovak: veža f. Slovene: stolp m. Spanish: torre f. Swedish: torn Telugu: స్తూపము (stoopamu) Volapük: tüm Welsh: tŵr

Verb

to tower

1. to be considerably taller than.

   The basketball players towered over their fans.

Translations

Dutch: bovenuittorenen Finnish: kohota korkealle Interlingua: elevar se

Old English: hlifian Portuguese: elevar-se

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