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1 tower
I ['taʊə(r)]nome torre f.••II ['taʊə(r)]1) (dominate)to tower above o over — torreggiare su, dominare [ village]
2) (outstrip)to tower above — dominare [ rival]
* * *1. noun(a tall, narrow (part of a) building, especially (of) a castle: the Tower of London; a church-tower.) torre2. verb(to rise high: She is so small that he towers above her.) sovrastare- towering- tower-block* * *I ['taʊə(r)]nome torre f.••II ['taʊə(r)]1) (dominate)to tower above o over — torreggiare su, dominare [ village]
2) (outstrip)to tower above — dominare [ rival]
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2 tower *** tow·er
['taʊə(r)]1. n(of castle, church) torre f2. vi(building, mountain) innalzarsito tower above or over sb/sth — sovrastare qn/qc
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3 ♦ tower
♦ tower (1) /ˈtaʊə(r)/n.● (edil.) tower block, torre ( di appartamenti); edificio a molti piani □ (mecc.) tower crane, gru a torre □ (ferr.) tower house, torre degli scambi □ tower ladder, scala aerea ( dei pompieri) □ (tecn.) tower mast, torre a traliccio ( di gru) □ (agric.) tower silo, silo verticale □ (fig.) ivory tower, torre d'avorio.tower (2) /ˈtəʊə(r)/n.2 (naut.) società di rimorchi marittimi.(to) tower /ˈtaʊə(r)/v. i.1 torreggiare; (fig.) dominare, sovrastare: Mont Blanc towers over the other mountains, il Monte Bianco torreggia sulle (o sovrasta le) altre montagne; Shakespeare towers above all the Elizabethan dramatists, Shakespeare sovrasta tutti i drammaturghi elisabettiani; to tower over the opposition, sovrastare in altezza tutti gli avversari
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Tower of London — For other uses, see Tower of London (disambiguation) Coordinates: 51°30′29″N 0°4′34″W / 51.50806°N 0.07611°W / 51 … Wikipedia
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over — o|ver1 W1S1 [ˈəuvə US ˈouvər] prep ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(above)¦ 2¦(covering)¦ 3¦(across)¦ 4¦(on the other side)¦ 5¦(down from something )¦ 6¦(in many parts of something)¦ 7¦(no longer affected)¦ 8¦(more than)¦ 9¦(during)¦ 10 … Dictionary of contemporary English
over — o|ver1 W1S1 [ˈəuvə US ˈouvər] prep ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(above)¦ 2¦(covering)¦ 3¦(across)¦ 4¦(on the other side)¦ 5¦(down from something )¦ 6¦(in many parts of something)¦ 7¦(no longer affected)¦ 8¦(more than)¦ 9¦(during)¦ 10 … Dictionary of contemporary English
over — 1 preposition 1 above or higher than something, without touching it: A lamp hung over the table. | She leaned over the desk to answer the phone. | The sign over the door said Mind your head . opposite under 1 (1), see also: above 1, across 1 2 on … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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tower — n 1. minaret, obelisk, pagoda, pyramid; steeple, spire, Archit. fleche, turret, Fr. tourelle; campanile, belltower, belfry; cupola, dome, onion dome; column, pillar, shaft; skyscraper, high rise. 2. citadel, fortress, bastille, fortification,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder