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Turret :: Turret (n.) A revolving tower constructed of thick iron plates, within which cannon are mounted. Turrets are used on vessels of war and on land..

Rondel :: Rondel (n.) A small round tower erected at the foot of a bastion.

Tor :: Tor (n.) A tower; a turret.

Watchtower :: Watchtower (n.) A tower in which a sentinel is placed to watch for enemies, the approach of danger, or the like..

Donjon :: Donjon (n.) The chief tower, also called the keep; a massive tower in ancient castles, forming the strongest part of the fortifications. See Illust. of Castle..

Campanile :: Campanile (n.) A bell tower, esp. one built separate from a church..

Tour :: Tour (n.) A tower.

Tower :: Tower (v. i.) To rise and overtop other objects; to be lofty or very high; hence, to soar..

Lighthouse :: Lighthouse (n.) A tower or other building with a powerful light at top, erected at the entrance of a port, or at some important point on a coast, to serve as a guide to mariners at night; a pharos..

Castle :: Castle (n.) A small tower, as on a ship, or an elephant's back..

Babel :: Babel (n.) The city and tower in the land of Shinar, where the confusion of languages took place..

Stony :: Stony (superl.) Of or pertaining to stone, consisting of, or abounding in, stone or stones; resembling stone; hard; as, a stony tower; a stony cave; stony ground; a stony crust..

Rise :: Rise (v.) To tower up; to be heaved up; as, the Alps rise far above the sea..

High :: High (superl.) Elevated above any starting point of measurement, as a line, or surface; having altitude; lifted up; raised or extended in the direction of the zenith; lofty; tall; as, a high mountain, tower, tree; the sun is high..

Overtower :: Overtower (v. t.) To tower over or above.

Turreted :: Turreted (a.) Formed like a tower; as, a turreted lamp..

Squinsy :: Squinch (n.) A small arch thrown across the corner of a square room to support a superimposed mass, as where an octagonal spire or drum rests upon a square tower; -- called also sconce, and sconcheon..

Shadow :: Shadow (n.) Shade within defined limits; obscurity or deprivation of light, apparent on a surface, and representing the form of the body which intercepts the rays of light; as, the shadow of a man, of a tree, or of a tower. See the Note under Shade, n., 1..

Daw :: Daw (n.) A European bird of the Crow family (Corvus monedula), often nesting in church towers and ruins; a jackdaw..

Tower :: Tower (n.) A mass of building standing alone and insulated, usually higher than its diameter, but when of great size not always of that proportion..

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