towered


tow·er

T0292600 (tou′ər)n.1. A building or part of a building that is exceptionally high in proportion to its width and length.2. A tall, slender structure used for observation, signaling, or pumping.3. One that conspicuously embodies strength, firmness, or another virtue.4. Computers A computer system whose components are arranged in a vertical stack and housed in a tall, narrow cabinet.intr.v. tow·ered, tow·er·ing, tow·ers 1. To appear at or rise to a conspicuous height; loom: "There he stood, grown suddenly tall, towering above them" (J.R.R. Tolkien).2. To fly directly upward before swooping or falling. Used of certain birds.3. To demonstrate great superiority; be preeminent: towers over other poets of the day.
[Middle English tur, tour, towr, from Old English torr and from Old French tur, both from Latin turris, probably from Greek tursis, turris.]

towered

(ˈtaʊəd) adj (Architecture) a. having a tower or towersb. (in combination): four-towered; high-towered.