How to pronounce tower
American English pronunciation
TOW-er
- IPA
- /ˈtaʊ.ɚ/
- Syllables
- TOW · er (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What tower means
Most people know tower in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A name for a group of giraffes
In a sentence: A tower of giraffes stretched their long necks to nibble the treetop leaves.
Where it comes from: It is the same word as a tall tower, which came to English through French from the Latin word turris.
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