#tower a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
supertype: #physical_structure__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"
subtype: #barbican__barbacan a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle)
subtype: #beacon_light__beacon__lighthouse__pharos a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships
subtype: #bell_tower a tower that supports or shelters a bell
subtype: #campanile__belfry a bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building
subtype: #church_tower the tower of a church
subtype: #clock_tower__clocktower a tower with a large clock high up on an outside face
subtype: #control_tower__controltower a tower with an elevated workspace enclosed in glass for the visual observation of aircraft around an airport
subtype: #Eiffel_Tower a wrought iron tower 300 meters high that was constructed for the Paris Exhibition of 1889; for many years it was the tallest man-made structure
subtype: #high-rise__tower_block__towerblock tower consisting of a multistoried building of offices or apartments: "`tower block' is the British term for `high-rise'"
subtype: #minaret slender tower with balconies
subtype: #mooring_tower__mooringtower__mooring_mast__mooringmast a tower for mooring airships
subtype: #pylon a large vertical steel tower supporting high-tension wires
subtype: #pylon.tower a tower for guiding pilots or marking the turning point in a race
subtype: #shot_tower tower of a kind once used to make shot; molten lead was poured through a sieve and dropped into water
subtype: #silo a cylindrical tower used for storing silage
subtype: #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
subtype: #pinnacle (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower
subtype: #supporting_tower a tower that serves to support something
subtype: #trestle a supporting tower used to support a bridge
subtype: #turret a small tower extending above a building
subtype: #watchtower an observation tower for a lookout to watch over prisoners or watch for fires or enemies
subtype: #fire_tower a watchtower where a lookout is posted to watch for fires
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