NOUN | artifact | World Trade Center, WTC, twin towers | twin skyscrapers 110 stories high in New York City |
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Meaning | twin 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. | |
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Synonyms | WTC, twin towers | |
Category | terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act | The 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 of | skyscraper | A very tall building with many stories |
Part of | New York, New York City, Greater New York | The largest city in New York State and in the United States |
Spanish | Torres Gemelas, World Trade Center | |
Catalan | Torres Bessones, World Trade Center |
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