TOWER | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of tower – Learner’s Dictionary

tower
noun [ C ]
uk
/taʊər/
us
tower
verb
uk
/taʊər/
us
tower over/above sb/sth
to be much taller or higher than someone or something else:
David towers over his mother.

(Definition of tower from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of tower

in Chinese (Traditional)
塔, 建築物的塔形部分, 塔樓,高樓…
in Chinese (Simplified)
塔, 建筑物的塔形部分, 塔楼,高楼…
in Spanish
torre, torre [feminine, singular]…
in Portuguese
torre, torre [feminine]…
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मनोरा…
塔, 塔(とう)…
kule, …-den çok daha uzun olmak…
tour [feminine], tour, dominer de toute sa hauteur…
torre…
toren, uitsteken boven…
ஒரு உயரமான, குறுகிய அமைப்பு, பெரும்பாலும் சதுர அல்லது வட்டமானது…
(भवन का या अकेला) टॉवर, स्तंभ, मीनार…
એક ઊંચું, સાંકડું માળખું, ઘણીવાર ચોરસ કે ગોળ…
tårn, -tårn, rage op…
torn, torna upp sig, höja sig över…
menara, mencuar tinggi melampaui…
der Turm, hochragen…
tårn [neuter], tårn, rage over…
مینار, بُرج…
башта, вежа, височіти…
башня…
గోపురం, బురుజు…
بُرْج…
টাওয়ার, মিনার…
věž, tyčit se…
menara, menjulang…
ตึกสูง, หอคอย, สูงขึ้นไป…
tháp, nâng cao…
wieża, górować…
탑…
torre, sovrastare…
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