tower
tower [tower towers towered towering] noun, verb BrE [ˈtaʊə(r)] NAmE [ˈtaʊər]
noun
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
see also ↑control tower, ↑cooling tower, ↑ivory tower, ↑watchtower, ↑water tower
Word Origin:
Old English torr, reinforced in Middle English by Old French tour, from Latin turris, from Greek.
Example Bank:
•Armed guards manned the lookout towers.
•They lived in a ten-storey tower in the town centre.
•Twin towers flanked the castle gateway.
•academics sitting in their ivory towers
•the conning tower of a submarine
•the spot where the towers once stood
•The Tower of London was built in the 11th century.
•The castle is rectangular in shape, with a tower at each corner.
Idiom: ↑tower of strength
Derived: ↑tower over somebody
verb
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
Old English torr, reinforced in Middle English by Old French tour, from Latin turris, from Greek.
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