tower

v. rise higher, stand tall, be of great height

n. tall structure, turret

Towers are tall human-made structures, always (and usually much) taller than they are wide. Towers are generally built to take advantage of their height, and can stand alone or as part of a larger structure. Examples of the various uses of towers include:To save ground-level space: skyscrapersTo enhance views: tourist towers, air-traffic Control tower, railroad yard tower, harbor control tower, filming tower, fire lookout tower, camera tower, targeting towerTo increase strategic advantage: prison watch tower, defensive walls, siege towerTo increase potential energy:  storage silo, water tower, drilling tower, ski-jump rampTo enhance communications: radio mast, lighthouse, light tower, minaret, bell tower, clock tower, weather beaconAs support:  suspension bridge, cable-stayed bridge, pylon, aerial tramway support pillarTo access tall or high objects:  launch tower, service tower, supply tower, scaffold, tower wagonTo access atmospheric conditions aloft:  wind turbine, meteorological measurement tower, tower telescope, solar power stationTo take advantage of the temperature gradient inherent in a height differential: cooling tower, chimneyTo protect from exposure:  BREN TowerFor industrial production:  shot towerTo drop objects:  drop tower, bomb tower, diving platformTo test height-intensive applications:  elevator test towerTo improve structural integrity:  thyristor towerTo mimic towers or provide height for training purposes:  fire tower, parachute towerAs art:  Eiffel Tower, Shukhov Tower, Space NeedleFor recreation:  rock climbing towerAs a symbol:  Tower of Babel, The Tower (Tarot card), church tower
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Noun
1. a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
(hypernym) structure, construction
(hyponym) barbican, barbacan
2. anything tall and thin approximating the shape of a column or tower; "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"
(synonym) column, pillar
(hypernym) shape, form
(hyponym) columella
(derivation) loom, predominate, hulk
3. a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
(synonym) tugboat, tug, towboat
(hypernym) boat
(part-meronym) helm
(derivation) tow
Verb
1. appear very large or occupy a commanding position; "The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain"; "Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall"
(synonym) loom, predominate, hulk
(hypernym) rise, lift, rear
(derivation) column, pillar

n. pylon, guide tower that serves as a landmark for airplanes

(v. t.)
To soar into.
  

(v. i.)
To rise and overtop other objects; to be lofty or very high; hence, to soar.
  

(n.)
High flight; elevation.
  

(n.)
A structure appended to a larger edifice for a special purpose, as for a belfry, and then usually high in proportion to its width and to the height of the rest of the edifice; as, a church tower.
  

(n.)
A projection from a line of wall, as a fortification, for purposes of defense, as a flanker, either or the same height as the curtain wall or higher.
  

(n.)
A mass of building standing alone and insulated, usually higher than its diameter, but when of great size not always of that proportion.
  

(n.)
A headdress of a high or towerlike form, fashionable about the end of the seventeenth century and until 1715; also, any high headdress.
  

(n.)
A citadel; a fortress; hence, a defense.