tower - a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger buildingbarbacan, barbican - a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle) bell tower - a tower that supports or shelters a bell clock tower - a tower with a large clock high up on an outside face control tower - a tower with an elevated workspace enclosed in glass for the visual observation of aircraft around an airport Eiffel Tower - a wrought iron tower 300 meters high that was constructed in Paris in 1889; for many years it was the tallest man-made structure high-rise, tower block - tower consisting of a multistoried building of offices or apartments; "`tower block' is the British term for `high-rise'" minaret - slender tower with balconies power pylon, pylon - a large vertical steel tower supporting high-tension power lines; "power pylons are a favorite target for terrorists" pylon - a tower for guiding pilots or marking the turning point in a race shot tower - tower of a kind once used to make shot; molten lead was poured through a sieve and dropped into water silo - a cylindrical tower used for storing silage spire, steeple - a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex construction or entity; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" turret - a small tower extending above a building watchtower - an observation tower for a lookout to watch over prisoners or watch for fires or enemies |