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Definition of Leaning Tower of Pisa
1. Noun. A tall round marble campanile in Pisa that is not perpendicular; construction was begun in 1174.
Definition of Leaning Tower of Pisa
1. Proper noun. A famous bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa, known for its irregular lean. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Leaning Tower Of Pisa
Literary usage of Leaning Tower of Pisa
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1878)
"... Leaning tower of Pisa, III. 661, 2 a; XIII. 541, 1 a (ill.). Leaning towers
of Bologna, III. 18, 1 a (ill.). Lean-to, used for greenhouse, VIII. ..."
2. A Tramp Trip: How to See Europe on Fifty Cents a Day by Lee Meriwether (1886)
"Less than three persons are not permitted to ascend the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
The reason ? I can only imitate the custodian, and shrug my shoulders. ..."
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