Tower

Tower

A tower is a tall structure, usually taller than it is wide, often by a significant margin. Towers are distinguished from masts by their lack of guy-wires.

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Famous quotes containing the word tower:

    “The tower said, “One!”
    And then a steeple.
    They spoke to themselves....”
    —Robert Frost (1874–1963)

    “The tower nearest the water gets the moonlight first.”
    —Chinese proverb.

    “The Church disowned, the tower overthrown, the bells upturned, what have we to do
    But stand with empty hands and palms turned upwards
    In an age which advances progressively backwards?”
    —T.S. (Thomas Stearns)