Main Entry:: ¹tow·er
Pronunciation:: \ˈtau̇(-ə)r\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English tour, tor, from Old English torr & Anglo-French tur, tour, both from Latin turris, from Greek tyrris, tyrsis
Date:: before 12th century

1 : a building or structure typically higher than its diameter and high relative to its surroundings that may stand apart (as a campanile) or be attached (as a church belfry) to a larger structure and that may be fully walled in or of skeleton framework (as an observation or transmission tower) 2 : a towering citadel : fortress 3 : one that provides support or protection : bulwark <a tower of strength> 4 : a personal computer case that stands in an upright position

— tow·ered

\ˈtau̇(-ə)rd\ adjective

— tow·er·like

\ˈtau̇(-ə)r-ˌlīk\ adjective

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