#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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