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6 → see also clock tower , control tower , ivory tower

7 PHRASE If you refer to someone as a tower of strength , you appreciate them because they give you a lot of help, support, and encouragement when you have problems or are in a difficult situation. [APPROVAL ] □  Pat was a tower of strength to our whole family.

to w|er block (tower blocks ) N‑COUNT A tower block is a tall building divided into flats or offices. [BRIT ] □  …a 23-storey tower block. in AM, use high-rise , high-rise building

tow|er|ing /taʊ ər I ŋ/

1 ADJ [ADJ n] If you describe something such as a mountain or cliff as towering , you mean that it is very tall and therefore impressive. [LITERARY ] □  …towering cliffs of black granite which rise straight out of the sea.

2 ADJ [ADJ n] If you describe someone or something as towering , you are emphasizing that they are impressive because of their importance, skill, or intensity. [LITERARY , EMPHASIS ] □  He remains a towering figure in modern British politics.

town ◆◆◆ /taʊ n/ (towns )

1 N‑COUNT A town is a place with many streets and buildings, where people live and work. Towns are larger than villages and smaller than cities. Many places that are called towns in Britain would be called cities in the United States. □ [+ of ] …Saturday night in the small town of Braintree, Essex. □  Parking can be tricky in the town centre. ● N‑COUNT [usu sing] You can use the town to refer to the people of a town. □  The town takes immense pride in recent achievements.

2 N‑UNCOUNT You use town in order to refer to the town where you live. □  He admits he doesn't even know when his brother is in town. □  She left town.

3 N‑UNCOUNT You use town in order to refer to the central area of a town where most of the shops and offices are. □  I walked around town. □  I caught a bus into town.

4 → see also ghost town , hometown , new town

5 PHRASE If you say that someone goes to town on something, you mean that they deal with it with a lot of enthusiasm or intensity. □ [+ on ] We really went to town on it, turning it into a full, three-day show.

6 PHRASE If you go out on the town or go for a night on the town , you enjoy yourself by going to a town centre in the evening and spending a long time there visiting several places of entertainment. □  I used to love going out on the town and coming back in the early hours of the morning.

to wn cou n|cil (town councils ) N‑COUNT [with sing or pl verb, oft in names] A town council is a group of people who have been elected to govern a British town.

to wn cri |er (town criers ) N‑COUNT In former times, a town crier was a man whose job was to walk through the streets of a town shouting out news and official announcements.

to wn ha ll (town halls ) also Town Hall

1 N‑COUNT In Britain, a town hall in a town is a large building owned and used by the town council, often as its main office. You can also use town hall to refer to the town council that uses this building.

2 N‑COUNT In the United States, especially in New England, a town hall is a building or hall used for local government business.

to wn house (town houses )

1 N‑COUNT A town house is a tall narrow house in a town, usually in a row of similar houses.

2 N‑COUNT [with poss] The town house of a wealthy person is the house that they own in a town or city, rather than another house that they own in the country.

townie /taʊ ni/ (townies ) N‑COUNT If someone who lives in the countryside refers to someone from a town or city as a townie , they disapprove of that person because they think they have no knowledge of the countryside or country life. [DISAPPROVAL ]

to wn pla n|ning N‑UNCOUNT [oft N n] Town planning is the planning and design of all the new buildings, roads, and parks in a place in order to make them attractive and convenient for the people who live there.

towns|folk /taʊ nzfoʊk/ N‑PLURAL The townsfolk of a town or city are the people who live there. [OLD-FASHIONED ]

town|ship /taʊ nʃ I p/ (townships )