| Babel |
according to the Old Testament, a tower built by the descendants of Noah, which was to reach heaven, a plan frustrated by God, who made communication among workmen impossible by creating a confusion of languages. |
| barbican |
a defensive tower at the entrance to a town or fortified castle. |
| bartizan |
a small extended turret atop a wall or tower, used as a vantage point for a watchman or defender. |
| battlement |
(often plural) a wall along the top of a castle, fort, or tower that has openings for people to shoot through. |
| beefeater |
a guard at the Tower of London, or a yeoman in the English royal guard. |
| belfry |
a tower of a church or other building in which a bell is hung; bell tower. |
| bell tower |
a tower housing one or more bells. |
| bestride |
to tower over; dominate. [1/3 definitions] |
| Big Ben |
the bell in the clock tower of the Parliament building in London. [2 definitions] |
| campanile |
a bell tower, esp. a free-standing one near another building such as a church. |
| carillon |
a musical instrument composed of a stationary set of bells hung in a tower, usu. played from a keyboard that activates hammers. [1/2 definitions] |
| conning tower |
a low enclosed observation tower on a submarine, used as the entrance and exit. [1/2 definitions] |
| control tower |
a tower at an airport. Air traffic is directed by radios in the control tower. |
| crenel |
to provide (a wall, tower, or battlement) with crenels. [1/2 definitions] |
| crenelate |
to provide crenels in (a tower or battlement). [1/2 definitions] |
| derrick |
a tower built over an oil well or other drill hole. It is used to support and move equipment. [1/2 definitions] |
| dominate |
to rise above; tower over. [1/2 definitions] |
| domineer |
to tower or loom over or above. [1/3 definitions] |
| donjon |
the fortified inner tower or stronghold of a castle. |
| Eiffel Tower |
a tall tower made of iron constructed in Paris, France in 1889. It is a symbol of Paris and a popular tourist attraction. |
| lighthouse |
a tower with a flashing light for guiding ships and warning them of dangers in the water. |