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chain tower

chain tower noun: either of a pair of structures built on each side of a river or harbour mouth from which defensive chains were raised or lowered.

Noun

chain tower (plural chain towers)

  1. Either of a pair of structures built on each side of a river or harbour mouth from which defensive chains were raised or lowered

Forms of chain tower

pluralchain towers

Questions about chain tower

What does chain tower mean?
Chain tower means either of a pair of structures built on each side of a river or harbour mouth from which defensive chains were raised or lowered.
What part of speech is chain tower?
Chain tower is a noun.
What is the plural of chain tower?
The plural of chain tower is chain towers.

Words near chain tower in the dictionary

  1. chain story
  2. chain suck
  3. chain tensioner
  4. chain tie
  5. chain ties
  6. chain tower
  7. chain towers
  8. chain up
  9. Chain Valley Bay
  10. chain viper
  11. chain vipers

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