"Tower" meaning in English

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Proper name

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 (Tower of London): sent to the Tower Translations (Tower of London): 倫敦塔 /伦敦塔 (Lūndūntǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), Towern (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Tower-en-name-mC5sOeAE Categories (other): British English, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 12 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 8 26 17 5 31 Disambiguation of 'Tower of London': 90 2 8 Disambiguation of 'Tower of London': 90 2 8
  2. (countable) A habitational surname.; Alternative form of Towers. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Tower-en-name-PxNuMfhk Categories (other): English surnames, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 12 33 33
  3. A city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Minnesota, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Minnesota, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Tower-en-name-r-XP2-y2 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 12 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 13 11 31 17 6 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 8 26 17 5 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 32 6 43 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 18 9 56 18

Noun

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 of London mint): Tower ounce, Tower pound
    Sense id: en-Tower-en-noun-mIH-SmDx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 4 31 41 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 12 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 8 26 17 5 31

Inflected forms

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