Phrase Hound found 96 phrases and 33 compound words that contain tower. The most common are listed below. Open tower in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 96
- water towerA large tank of water, in an elevated position, acting as a local reservoir; water is pumped into the tank and fed by gravity to the consumers.
- Tower of LondonA riverside fortress in London, used as a palace, a prison and now a museum housing the Crown Jewels.
- tower of silenceA low, cylindrical, open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate from exposure and consumption by carrion birds such as vultures, the remaining bones being kept in an ossuary.
- cooling towerA large device, in the form of a tower-shaped building, in which warm water is cooled by evaporation caused by circulating currents of air.
- Eiffel TowerAn iron tower built in 1889 on the Champ de Mars beside the Seine River in Paris; a global icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world.
- control towerAn airport building from which the air traffic control unit monitors and directs the movement of aircraft on and around the airport.
- bell towerA tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry.
- tower of strengthA person who supplies strong and reliable support, especially in difficult times.
- clock towerA tower, usually in a prominent position, having a large clock in a high position, often with several faces.
- Tower of BabelA tower erected at Babel by the descendants of Noah's son Ham to reach the sky, and whose completion God thwarted by making the workers speak different languages so that they were unable to understand one another.
- tower blockA tall residential or office building.
- ivory towerA sheltered, overly-academic existence or perspective, implying a disconnection or lack of awareness of reality or practical considerations.
- Maiden TowerA historic 12th-century tower located in the Old City of Baku, Azerbaijan.
- Leaning Tower of PisaA famous bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa, known for its irregular lean.
- drop towerA tower, containing a long evacuated tube, within which objects can be dropped experimentally.
- CN TowerA communications and observation tower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- shot towerA tall building in which droplets of molten lead fall into a pool of water in order to form lead shot.
- Maiden's TowerA tower that sits on a small islet located in the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey.
- tower defenseA style of real-time strategy video game in which the player attempts to stop enemies from crossing a map by building traps to slow them down and towers or turrets which shoot at them as they pass within range.
- radio towerA tower or mast containing one or more antennas to transmit radio signals
- tower houseA tall, fortified stone building intended for habitation.
- watch towerAlternative form of watchtower: An observation tower in which a lookout keeps watch over prisoners, or looks out for fires, etc.
- tower overTo be much taller or higher than something; to loom over.
- siege towerA siege weapon, consisting of a wheeled wooden tower with ladders inside, which was parked next to walls so assailants could safely scale them.
- drum towerA fortification in the form of a cylindrical tower, typically resembling a drum.
Compound words 33
- TowerheadA fan of the American R&B and funk band Tower of Power.
- overtowerTo tower above or over.
- stairtowerA tower with stairs on the inside.
- megatowerA very tall tower.
- outtowerTo rise higher than; to tower above.
- supertowerA very tall building.
- towerlikeResembling or characteristic of a tower.
- towerwiseIn the manner of a tower.
- towerworkConstruction in the form of a tower or towers.
- uptowerTo tower above; to loom.