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needle towers

needle towers is the plural of needle tower.

Meaning of needle 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

Questions about needle towers

What is needle towers the plural of?
Needle towers is the plural of needle tower.

Words near needle towers in the dictionary

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

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