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Definitions for Towered

[1] a building or structure high in proportion to its lateral dimensions, either isolated or forming part of a building.
[2] such a structure used as or intended for a stronghold, fortress, prison, etc.
[3] any of various fully enclosed fireproof housings for vertical communications, as staircases, between the stories of a building.
[4] any structure, contrivance, or object that resembles or suggests a tower.
[5] a tall, movable structure used in ancient and medieval warfare in storming a fortified place.
[6] a tall, vertical case with accessible horizontal drive bays, designed to house a computer system standing on a desk or floor. Compare minitower.
[7] Aviation . control tower.
[8] to rise or extend far upward, as a tower; reach or stand high: The skyscraper towers above the city.
[9] to rise above or surpass others: She towers above the other students.
[10] Falconry . (of a hawk) to rise straight into the air; to ring up.
[11] tower of strength , a person who can be relied on for support, aid, or comfort, especially in times of difficulty.
[12] having a tower or towers (in combination ) four-towered ; high-towered
[13] a tall, usually square or circular structure, sometimes part of a larger building and usually built for a specific purpose a church tower ; a control tower
[14] a place of defence or retreat
[15] a mobile structure used in medieval warfare to attack a castle, etc
[16] tower of strength a person who gives support, comfort, etc
[17] (intr) to be or rise like a tower; loom

Words related to Towered

towertranscend, exceed, loom, top, overlook, ascend, surpass, surmount, dominate, mount, rear, soar, overtop

Words nearby Towered

towertowel rack, towel rail, towelette, toweling, towelling, tower, tower block, tower bolt, tower crane, tower hamlets, tower of babel

Origin of Towered

1before 900; (noun) Middle English tour, earlier tur, tor < Old French < Latin turris < Greek týrris, variant of týrsis tower; Middle English tor perhaps in some cases continuing Old English torr < Latin turris, as above; (v.) late Middle English touren, derivative of the noun

Other words from Towered

tow·er·less , adjective
tow·er·like , adjective

Word origin for Towered

C12: from Old French tur, from Latin turris, from Greek

Synonyms for Towered

ascend, dominate, exceed, loom, mount, overlook, overtop, rear, soar, surmount, surpass, top, transcend, be above, extend above, look down, look over