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needle tower

needle tower noun: a very thin, very tall structure, such as an apartment tower.

Noun

needle tower (plural needle towers)

  1. A very thin, very tall structure, such as an apartment tower.
    • Ming Wu, design principal at architect Perkins Eastman, says, “In New York real estate terms, the appearance of needle towers on the skyline is a very recent phenomenon. At present, in Manhattan, there are easily a dozen or so needle towers being planned or under construction—and ranging in height...2016 March 14, Mark Cooper, “Svelte Density: Needle Towers Puncture the Sky”, in Urban Land Magazine

Forms of needle tower

pluralneedle towers

Questions about needle tower

What does needle tower mean?
Needle tower means a very thin, very tall structure, such as an apartment tower.
What part of speech is needle tower?
Needle tower is a noun.
What is the plural of needle tower?
The plural of needle tower is needle towers.

Words near needle tower in the dictionary

  1. needle telegraphs
  2. needle threader
  3. needle threaders
  4. needle time
  5. needle times
  6. needle tower
  7. needle towers
  8. needle trade
  9. needle trades
  10. needle valve
  11. needle valves

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