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• Fortified tower — Gate towers at Harlech Castle A fortified tower (also defensive tower or castle tower or, in context, just tower) is one of the defensive structures used in fortifications, such as castles, along with curtain walls. Castle towers can have a… …   Wikipedia

• Tower house — The Tower of Hallbar in South Lanarkshire, Scotland …   Wikipedia

• Tower and stockade — ( he. חומה ומגדל, Homa U Migdal , lit. Wall and tower ) was a settlement method used by Zionist settlers in the British Mandate of Palestine during the 1936 39 Arab revolt, when the establishment of new Jewish settlements was restricted by the… …   Wikipedia

• tower — tower1 [tou′ər] n. [ME tour, tur < OE torr & OFr tur, both < L turris, a tower; akin to Gr tyrsis, fortified city] 1. a building or structure that is relatively high for its length and width, either standing alone or forming part of another …   English World dictionary

• Tower of London — For other uses, see Tower of London (disambiguation) Coordinates: 51°30′29″N 0°4′34″W / 51.50806°N 0.07611°W / 51 …   Wikipedia

• Fortified Houses — In Ireland at the end of the sixteenth and beginning of the seventeenth century the fortified House, along with stronghouses, developed as a replacement for the tower house. Fortified Houses were often rectangular, or sometimes U or L shaped,… …   Wikipedia

• Tower — For other uses, see Tower (disambiguation). CN Tower (world s third tallest freestanding structure) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada …   Wikipedia

• tower — tower1 towerless, adj. towerlike, adj. /tow euhr/, n. 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,… …   Universalium

• Tower of London —    Situated at the eastern extremity of the City of London on the north bank of the Thames on Tower Hill (S. 45, and Bayley, ed. 1821, I. p. 1), on the confines of Middlesex and Essex, 1315 (Cal. P.R. 1313 17, p.314).    The most celebrated… …   Dictionary of London

• Tower house — Dunguaire Castle in Irland …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• tower — /ˈtaʊə / (say towuh) noun 1. a building or structure high in proportion to its lateral dimensions, either isolated or forming part of any building. 2. such a structure used as or intended for a stronghold, fortress, prison, etc. 3. any of various …