A person who supplies strong and reliable support, especially in difficult times.

(Zoroastrianism) A low, cylindrical, open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate from exposure and consumption by carrion birds such as vultures, the remaining bones being kept in an ossuary; a dakhma.

(architecture) A tower, usually in a prominent position, having a large clock in a high position, often with several faces.

A tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry.

plural of tower of Babel

plural of Tower of Babel

A short sturdy round masonry fort, especially one constructed at various coastal points in the British Empire during the Napoleonic Wars.

A tower that sits on a small islet located in the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey.

plural of bell tower

(rail transport, US) A building or room that houses controls for switches.