towers
Castles have them
Towers is the plural of tower—tall, narrow structures that rise above their surroundings.
Church towers hold bells, guard towers offer vantage points, and office towers dominate city skylines.
To tower is to rise high or loom over: She towers over her classmates.
The debt towers above what they can repay.
Something towering is impressively tall or great: a towering achievement.
Stepped ancient temple mound
- minaretMosque tower with balcony
- pagodaTiered Asian temple tower
- campanileFreestanding tower for bells
- belfryTower containing bells
turret · citadel · fortress · keep · donjon · parapet · battlement · rampart
Multistory tall building
- skylineUrban profile against atmosphere
- metropolisLarge important city
- elevatorVertical conveyance between floors
- penthouseTop-floor luxury apartment
cityscape · landmark · glass · steel · facade · rooftop · observation · deck
Sending of information
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- telecommunicationElectronic distance communication
cellular · relay · beacon · wireless · frequency · satellite · microwave · transmitter
Chess piece or corvid
- castleFortified medieval residence
- castlingKing-rook simultaneous shift
- checkmateInescapable capture position
- kingsideKing's half of board
queenside · endgame · doubling · connected · battery · exchange · sacrifice · promotion
Rising effortlessly upward
- loomingAppearing threateningly close
- imposingImpressively grand in scale
- monumentalExceptionally large or significant
- majesticImpressively dignified and beautiful
tall · elevated · dominating · rising · prominent · stately · grand · vertical
Designing functional systems scientifically
- architectureBuilding design discipline
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- girderMain structural support beam
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
pillar · beam · truss · load-bearing · framework · construction · stability · reinforcement
Authority to direct
- militaryArmed forces collectively
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- vantagePosition of advantage
- guardWatchful defensive attention
sentry · observation · oversight · headquarters · fortified · defensive · strategic · lookout
ziggurat
Stepped ancient temple mound
- minaretMosque tower with balcony
- pagodaTiered Asian temple tower
- campanileFreestanding tower for bells
belfry · turret · citadel · fortress · keep · donjon · parapet · battlement · rampart · stronghold
high-rise
Multistory tall building
- skylineUrban profile against atmosphere
- metropolisLarge important city
- elevatorVertical conveyance between floors
penthouse · cityscape · landmark · glass · steel · facade · rooftop · observation · deck · spire
transmission
Sending of information
telecommunication · cellular · relay · beacon · wireless · frequency · satellite · microwave · transmitter · receiver
rook
Chess piece or corvid
- castleFortified medieval residence
- castlingKing-rook simultaneous shift
- checkmateInescapable capture position
kingside · queenside · endgame · doubling · connected · battery · exchange · sacrifice · promotion · opposition
soaring
Rising effortlessly upward
- loomingAppearing threateningly close
- imposingImpressively grand in scale
- monumentalExceptionally large or significant
majestic · tall · elevated · dominating · rising · prominent · stately · grand · vertical · height
engineering
Designing functional systems scientifically
- architectureBuilding design discipline
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- girderMain structural support beam
scaffolding · pillar · beam · truss · load-bearing · framework · construction · stability · reinforcement · blueprints
control
Authority to direct
- militaryArmed forces collectively
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- vantagePosition of advantage
guard · sentry · observation · oversight · headquarters · fortified · defensive · strategic · lookout · monitoring
- sightseeinglandmarks, tourist attraction, attractions, landmark, city tours
- castleskeep, moat, drawbridge, dungeon, turret
- city lifecity, urban life, traffic noise, downtown, metropolis
- Middle AgesMiddle Ages, medieval period, castles, knights, Dark Ages
- ArabiaSaudi Arabia, Mecca, Medina, Kaaba, Riyadh
- architecture toursguided tours, walking tours, historic buildings, landmarks, Art Deco buildings
- watch towersElevated posts for observation
- lifeguard towerRaised platform for swimmers' protectors
- clock towerElevated public timepiece
- water towerRaised storage for pressure
- cell towerWireless communication transmitter
- tower overGreatly exceed in height
tower, towering, ivory-tower, towered, bell tower, watchtower, Eiffel Tower, control tower, ivory tower