HyperDic: twin_towers

English > 1 sense of the expression twin towers:
NOUNartifacttwin towers, World Trade Center, WTCtwin skyscrapers 110 stories high in New York City
English > twin towers: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaningtwin skyscrapers 110 stories high in New York City; built 1368 feet tall in 1970 to 1973; destroyed by a terrorist attack on September 11, 2001.
SynonymsWorld Trade Center, WTC
Categoryterrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist actThe calculated use of violence (or the threat / threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature
Instance ofskyscraperA very tall building with many stories
Part ofNew York, New York City, Greater New YorkThe largest city in New York State and in the United States
SpanishTorres Gemelas, World Trade Center
CatalanTorres Bessones, World Trade Center

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