brick tower

Masonry vertical structure

A brick tower is a tall, narrow structure built from bricks, typically freestanding and serving purposes like observation, defense, or housing bells or water tanks.

The phrase is straightforwardly compositional—a tower made of brick—rather than a fixed expression with special meaning: The old brick tower still stands at the edge of town.

Related

fairy tale · watchtower · masonry · spire · battlements · mortar · siege warfare · chimney · lighthouse · climb · spiral · winding staircase · staircase · fire escape · rampart · tall · ancient · ruins

Opposites
construction material

brick towersteel tower

Tall metal framework structure

glass tower · timber frame

structural form/height

brick towerunderground bunker

Reinforced subterranean refuge

brick foundation · basement · bungalow · ranch house · brick wall

permanence and solidity

brick towertent

Portable fabric shelter

canvas shelter · lean-to · shanty · cardboard box · house of cards

Family

brick, tower, bricks, bricked, bricking, brickwork, bricklayer, bricklaying, towers

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G