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moonlight tower

moonlight tower noun: a high tower fitted with arclights, formerly common in 19th-century cities with electricity, as a means of illuminating public spaces.

Noun

moonlight tower (plural moonlight towers)

  1. (historical) A high tower fitted with arclights, formerly common in 19th-century cities with electricity, as a means of illuminating public spaces.
    Synonyms:
    moon tower

Synonyms of moonlight tower

Forms of moonlight tower

pluralmoonlight towers

Origin of moonlight tower

From moonlight + tower. From being a tower providing illumination akin to moonlight.

Questions about moonlight tower

What does moonlight tower mean?
Moonlight tower means a high tower fitted with arclights, formerly common in 19th-century cities with electricity, as a means of illuminating public spaces.
What part of speech is moonlight tower?
Moonlight tower is a noun.
What is the plural of moonlight tower?
The plural of moonlight tower is moonlight towers.

Words near moonlight tower in the dictionary

  1. moonlight requisitioned
  2. moonlight requisitioning
  3. moonlight requisitions
  4. moonlight school
  5. moonlight schools
  6. moonlight tower
  7. moonlight towers
  8. moonlight-and-magnolia
  9. moonlighted
  10. moonlighter
  11. moonlighters

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