♦ tower

♦ tower
♦ tower (1) /ˈtaʊə(r)/
n.
1 torre: clock tower, torre dell'orologio
2 (fig., = tower of strength) difensore; protettore; persona forte come una torre
3 (elettr., radio, TV) pilone; palo; colonna; torre
4 (naut.) torretta (di sommergibile): conning tower, torretta di comando
5 (ferr., USA) cabina degli scambi
6 (di funivia) pilone
7 (sci) trampolino
● (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.
1 rimorchiatore; chi (o cosa che) rimorchia
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 (d'uccello) librarsi.

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