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1 ♦ 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 -
2 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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3 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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4 Tower of London
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5 tower-block
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6 tower block
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7 Tower of Babel
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8 conning tower
conning tower /ˈkɒnɪŋtaʊə(r)/loc. n. ( marina mil.) -
9 Telecom Tower (the)
Telecom Tower (the) /ˈtɛlɪkɒmˈtaʊə(r)/loc. n. -
10 Telecom Tower (the)
Telecom Tower (the) /ˈtɛlɪkɒmˈtaʊə(r)/loc. n. -
11 bell tower
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12 conning tower con·ning tow·er n
['kɒnɪŋˌtaʊə(r)](of submarine) torretta di comandoEnglish-Italian dictionary > conning tower con·ning tow·er n
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13 control tower
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14 cooling tower
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15 ivory tower
ntorre f d'avorio -
16 look-out tower
ntorre f di osservazione -
17 observation tower
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18 watchtower watch·tower n
['wɒtʃˌtaʊə(r)]torre f di guardia -
19 water tower
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20 control-tower
noun (a building at an airport from which take-off and landing instructions are given.) torre di controllo
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