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Meaning of Towers | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈtaʊɚz

Definitions

  1. A habitational surname
  2. A habitational surname.
  3. [after a name, typically that of the speaker/writer or publication] the putative palatial address of the named person or corporate entity
  4. plural of Tower

Equivalents

العربية الأبراج
Español torres
עברית ב־ח־ן
Português torres

Examples

“And aren't we all looking forward to the Signals episode on architecture featuring — well wouldn't you know it? — James Stirling, Richard Rogers and Norman Foster[...] Well, no, we're not exactly pencilling it in our diary here at Punch Towers. We are frankly getting rather tired of hearing about Messrs F, R and S.”
“There is currently serious work taking place on his [sc. Michael O'Leary's] 10,000sq ft Victorian mansion on Dublin's very smart Raglan Road.”
“Harry had a flat in a small block in a pleasant tree-lined suburb about a mile from the hospital. ... He was waiting for her in his open doorway. 'Welcome to Harry Black Towers,' he said, bowing.”
“Guardian Towers is being evacuated following a fire alarm... we’ll be back as soon as possible”
“Here at Smith Towers, we’ve been eating macadamia nuts since we stepped off the plane from Scotland”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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