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Meanings of great tower in English

Russian
донжон
Portuguese
torre de menagem
Catalan
donjon
Spanish
torre del homenaje
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Type of fortified tower built within castles during the Middle Ages by European nobility.

        донжон
        Usage of great tower in English
        1
        Harietta Boleski stamped across her charming chintz chamber in the great tower.
        The Price of Things
        2
        Another great tower was around the bend, just beyond the eastern gate.
        Helen of troy
        3
        The west end has a great tower with a beautiful Gothic window.
        What to See in England / A Guide to Places of Historic Interest,...
        4
        In the meanwhile, we reached the capital and disembarked on the great tower.
        A Columbus of Space
        5
        And he in his turn pointed in the direction of the great tower.
        Thomas Wingfold, Curate V1
        6
        The murals in the great tower are properly dedicated to the Panama Canal.
        The Sculpture and Mural Decorations of the Exposition / A Pictor...
        7
        In the great tower the bells were ringing for some service.
        On the Beach
        8
        On the open ground before the great tower they were met by Murray.
        The Scottish Chiefs
        9
        Therefore I thought good to seize the great tower and ports.
        History of the United Netherlands, 1587a
        10
        Foursquare, untapering, the great tower lifts its flanks of ruddy stone.
        In Morocco
        11
        Nobody replied to Jack's sally, and the car rapidly approached the great tower.
        A Columbus of Space
        12
        The shadow of the great tower fell across the grass.
        The Ship of Stars
        13
        The most important of the group was a great tower with its four spires.
        A Day's Tour / A Journey through France and Belgium by Calais, T...
        14
        The great tower, however, was not completed till the end of the fourteenth century.
        What to See in England / A Guide to Places of Historic Interest,...
        15
        The great tower is altogether a monument of great beauty.
        Rouen, Its History and Monuments / A Guide to Strangers
        16
        Every water-cock on the great tower was subject to her.
        St. George and St. Michael, Volume 2
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