granite tower

collocation in English

meaningsofgraniteandtower

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granite
noun[U]
uk
/ˈɡræn.ɪt/us
/ˈɡræn.ɪt/
a very hard, grey, pink, or black rock, used ...
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tower
noun[C]
uk
/taʊər/us
/ˈtaʊ.ɚ/
a tall, narrow structure, often square or circular, that either forms part of a building or ...
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(Definition ofgraniteandtowerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The present octagonalgranitetowerwas built in 1856.
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It replaced an octagonalgranitetowerbuilt in 1839.
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The three-stage battlementedgranitetowerhouses a ring of six bells.
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The roughly constructedgranitetowerand keeper's house were joined three years later by a fog bell tower, the first in the state.
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The light was established in agranitetowerin 1858.
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Thegranitetoweris painted white with a brown band around the middle.
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Around 1200, outside the wooden palisade around the wooden church, the ruling family erected agranitetoweras a residence.
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This lighthouse was replaced in 1902 by a cylindicalgranitetowerwhich remains in good condition.
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In 1811 the station was converted to a full light station and agranitetowerwas constructed.
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It is a free-standing, white-paintedgranitetower.
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