plural of bad part of town

(informal) A dilapidated area of a city where many people live in a state of poverty and in which crime is more common than in other portions of the city.

(architecture) A tower built over the junction of the nave and transept of a cruciform church.

(euphemistic) A female prostitute.

plural of woman of the town

a tall structure used for burning off waste gas at oil refineries and other installations.

Any of various music genres created by Bantu peoples living in poor, racially-segregated urban areas of South Africa ("townships") during the 20th century. Principal genres include mbaqanga, kwela, and marabi.

(US, chiefly Texas and inland Southern US) A dish towel.

(archaic, idiomatic) To become a prostitute; turn to prostitution.

A town or city that is dominated by its university population.