1 a tall narrow building or part of a building, especially of a church or castle:
a clock / bell tower * the Tower of London * the Eiffel Tower
2 (often in compounds) a tall structure used for sending television or radio signals:
a television tower
3 (usually in compounds) a tall piece of furniture used for storing things:
a CD tower
seealsoCONTROLTOWER, COOLINGTOWER, IVORYTOWER, WATCHTOWER, WATERTOWER
IDIOMS
a tower of strength a person that you can rely on to help, protect and comfort you when you are in trouble
Part of speech: verb
PHRASALVERBS
tower over / above sb/sth
1 to be much higher or taller than the people or things that are near:
The cliffs towered above them. * He towered over all his classmates.
2 to be much better than others in ability, quality, fame, etc:
She towers over other dancers of her generation.
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