fire tower

fire tow·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fahyuh r tou-er]
- /faɪər ˈtaʊ ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fahyuh r tou-er]
- /faɪər ˈtaʊ ər/

Definitions of fire tower words

noun fire tower a tower, as on a mountain, from which a watch for fires is kept. 1
noun fire tower drill tower. 1
noun fire tower a tower, usually in a forest, where a lookout is posted to watch for fires and give the alarm 0
noun fire tower A watchtower to search for fires in a forest. 0
noun fire tower In a high building, a stairway protected by several inches of concrete and entered through a kind of "air lock" that prevents the smoke to enter inside it. 0

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Origin of fire tower

First appearance:

before 1820

One of the 38% newest English words

First recorded in 1820-30

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Parts of speech for Fire tower

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Fire tower

fire tower popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

fire tower usage trend in Literature

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