Meaning of tornis | Babel Free

Definitions

1. tower (tall, cylindrical or similarly shaped structure in a building)
   declension-2, masculine
2. tank, silo (large vertical building used to store grain)
   declension-2, masculine
3. rook (chess piece shaped like a castle tower)
   declension-2, masculine

Equivalents

Examples

“baznīcas, pils tornis”

church, castle tower

“skatu, novērošanas tornis”

observation tower

“ugunsdzēsēju tornis”

fire tower

“televīzijas tornis”

television tower

“cietokšņa tornis”

fortress tower

“vadības tornis”

control tower

“koka, tērauda tornis”

wooden, steel tower

“dzelzsbetona tornis”

reinforced concrete tower

“torņa augša”

top of the tower

“torņa pulkstenis”

tower clock

“skābbarības tornis”

silo (lit. silage tower)

“iesaistīt torni spēlē”

to involve, employ the rook in the game

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