towers Definition

to reach or rise to a great height

to exhibit superior qualities : surpass

a building or structure typically higher than its diameter and high relative to its surroundings that may stand apart (such as a campanile) or be attached (such as a church belfry) to a larger structure and that may be fully walled in or of skeleton framework (such as an observation or transmission tower)

a towering citadel : fortress

one that provides support or protection : bulwark

a tower that supports or shelters a bell

a raised structure on the deck of a submarine used especially formerly for navigation and attack direction

a structure over which circulated water is trickled to reduce its temperature by partial evaporation

a tower (as in a forest) from which a watch for fires is maintained

an impractical often escapist attitude marked by aloof lack of concern with or interest in practical matters or urgent problems

a secluded place that affords the means of treating practical issues with an impractical often escapist attitude; especially : a place of learning

a circular masonry fort or blockhouse

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a tower or standpipe serving as a reservoir to deliver water at a required head