Definition of Leaning Tower of Pisa

1. Noun. A tall round marble campanile in Pisa that is not perpendicular; construction was begun in 1174.

Exact synonyms: Leaning Tower
Generic synonyms: Belfry, Campanile
Group relationships: Pisa

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

Le antigens
Leacock
Leadbelly
Leader of the Opposition
Leaders of the Opposition
League Championship Series
League of Iroquois
League of Nations
League of Red Cross Societies
Leah
Leahy
Leakey
Leamington
Leander
Leaning Tower
Leaning Tower of Pisa (current term)
Leanne
Lear
Lear complex
Leary
Leatherhead
Lebanese
Lebanese Hizballah
Lebanese Republic
Lebanese loop
Lebanese monetary unit
Lebanese pound
Lebanon
Lebensraum
Lebenswelt

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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