"Tower" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Forms: Towers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} Tower (countable and uncountable, plural Towers)
  1. (UK, with 'the') The Tower of London, especially seen as a place of imprisonment or punishment. Tags: UK, countable, uncountable Derived forms: sent to the Tower Translations (Tower of London): 倫敦塔 (Chinese Mandarin), 伦敦塔 (Lūndūntǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), Towern (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Tower-en-name-mC5sOeAE Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 5 22 Disambiguation of 'Tower of London': 97 3
  2. (countable) A habitational surname.; Alternative form of Towers Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Tower-en-name-BSD4-Jmv Categories (other): English surnames

Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} Tower
  1. (attributive, from its later association with the English mint at the Tower of London) Denoting the system of weights used by the Saxon and Norman English kings in their minting of coins. Tags: attributive Derived forms: Tower ounce, Tower pound
    Sense id: en-Tower-en-noun-mIH-SmDx

Proper name [German]

Audio: De-Tower.ogg
Rhymes: -aʊ̯ɐ Head templates: {{head|de|proper noun}} Tower
  1. Tower of London
    Sense id: en-Tower-de-name-8Zp7oApt Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 74 26

Noun [German]

Audio: De-Tower.ogg
Rhymes: -aʊ̯ɐ Head templates: {{head|de|noun|g=m}} Tower m
  1. control tower (for air traffic) Tags: masculine Synonyms: Kontrollturm
    Sense id: en-Tower-de-noun-vYEwCd20

Inflected forms

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