Dictionary 1. (n.) A movable tower erected by besiegers for purposes of attack and defense.2. (n.) A bell tower, usually attached to a church or other building, but sometimes separate; a campanile. 3. (n.) A room in a tower in which a bell is or may be hung; or a cupola or turret for the same purpose. 4. (n.) The framing on which a bell is suspended. Thesaurus antenna tower barbican bean bell tower campanile carillon colossus column conk cupola derrick dome fire tower head headpiece lantern lighthouse martello martello tower mast minaret monument noddle noggin noodle obelisk observation tower pagoda pilaster pillar pinnacle pole poll pylon pyramid shaft skyscraper spire standpipe steeple stupa television mast tope tour tower turret water tower windmill tower |