tower
1. tow.er \'tau.(-*)r\ \'tau.(-*)rd\ n [ME tour, tor, fr. OE torr & OF tor,
tur, both fr] often attrib . L turris, fr. Gk tyrsis 1: a building or
structure typically higher than its diameter and high rela tive to its
surroundings that may stand apart (as a campanile), or be attached (as a
church belfry) to a larger structure, and that may be of skeleton framework
(as an observation or transmission tower) 2: a towering citadel : FORTRESS
- tow.ered aj
2. tower vi : to reach or rise to a great height : SOAR; also : OV ERSHADOW