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Clock tower
A tower, usually in a prominent position, having a large clock in a high position, often with several faces.
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A tower, usually in a prominent position, having a large clock in a high position, often with several faces.
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| Word | Definition |
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| clocktowernoun | Alternative spelling of clock tower. [(architecture) A tower, usually in a prominent position, having a large clock in a high position, often with several faces.] |
| clockhousenoun | (architecture) A house or dwelling featuring a large visible clock on its exterior. |
| clockroomnoun | A room containing a clock or clocks, for example in a clock tower. |
| towernoun | Any very tall building or structure; skyscraper. |
| towerworknoun | Construction in the form of a tower or towers. |
| turretnoun | (military) An armoured, rotating gun installation on a fort, ship, aircraft, or armoured fighting vehicle. |
| church towernoun | (architecture) A steeple or bell tower. |
| bell towernoun | A tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry. |
| lantern towernoun | (architecture) A tower with a series of openings, built over the junction of the nave and transept of a cruciform church. |
| tower blocknoun | (UK) A tall residential or office building. |
| towerblocknoun | Alternative form of tower block. [(UK) A tall residential or office building.] |
| tournoun | A journey through a particular building, estate, country, etc. |
| lookout towernoun | Synonym of watchtower. |
| wall clocknoun | A clock mounted on a wall. |
| belfrynoun | (architecture) A tower or steeple typically containing bells, especially as part of a church. |
| wall towernoun | A tower built into and forming part of a line of fortification or a fortified city wall. |
| moonlight towernoun | (historical) A high tower fitted with arclights, formerly common in 19th-century cities with electricity, as a means of illuminating public spaces. |
| control towernoun | (aviation) An airport building from which the air traffic control unit monitors and directs the movement of aircraft on and around the airport. |
| campanilenoun | A bell tower (especially one that is freestanding), often associated with a church or other public building, especially in Italy. |
| watch towernoun | Alternative form of watchtower. [An observation tower in which a lookout keeps watch over prisoners, or looks out for fires, etc.] |
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