"drum tower" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: drum towers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} drum tower (plural drum towers)
  1. A fortification in the form of a cylindrical tower, typically resembling a drum. Categories (topical): History of China Categories (place): China Translations (fortification in the form of a cylindrical tower): lieriötorni (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-drum_tower-en-noun-hooVXFQV Disambiguation of History of China: 48 52 Disambiguation of China: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'fortification in the form of a cylindrical tower': 85 15
  2. A tower in the center of a premodern Chinese city that houses signal drums. Categories (topical): Buildings, History of China Categories (place): China Translations (tower in the center of a premodern Chinese city): rumputorni (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-drum_tower-en-noun-f~R1E5uN Disambiguation of Buildings: 11 89 Disambiguation of History of China: 48 52 Disambiguation of China: 51 49 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of 'tower in the center of a premodern Chinese city': 7 93

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for drum tower meaning in English (2.4kB)

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