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tower
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tower, tower
tower (TOU uhr) (noun)
1. A high part of some buildings: "The flag flew from the tower on the capital building."
2. An emotionally strong person who gives a great deal of support or help during difficult times: "His wife has been his tower of strength during his illness."
tower (TOH uhr) (noun)
Someone who or that which pulls a vehicle with a rope or chain: "When the engine in the family's car died, they called the garage and asked the mechanic if he could send a tower for their car."

"The police sent a tower to remove the illegally parked car."

The tower was pulling a heavy cart of stones to the site where the builders were constructing a tall tower.

This entry is located in the following unit: Confusing Words Clarified: Group T; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. + (page 6)
minac-, minat-
(Latin: threaten, thretening; to jut out, project out, tower up)
tower-, turr-
(Latin: high structure)
Word Entries containing the term: “tower”
electrical power-transmission tower (s) (noun), electrical power-transmission towers (pl)
A reinforced steel tower that support high-voltage power-transmission lines: An electrical power-transmission tower is designed to maintain a large space between conductors and between the earth's surface in order to prevent corona discharge or a discharge of electricity appearing as a bluish-purple glow on the surface of and adjacent to a conductor when the voltage gradient exceeds a certain critical value and results in power losses.
This entry is located in the following units: electro-, electr-, electri- (page 19) trans-, tran-, tra- (page 1)
solar power tower
An energy conversion system that uses a large field of independently adjustable mirrors (heliostats) to focus solar rays on a near single point on the top of a fixed tower (receiver).
This entry is located in the following unit: sol-, soli-, solo- + (page 4)