drop tower

noun

A tower, containing a long evacuated tube, within which objects can be dropped experimentally.

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Meanings

noundrop tower (plural drop towers)

plural drop towers

  1. engineeringA tower, containing a long evacuated tube, within which objects can be dropped experimentally.
  2. An amusement ride in the form of a tall tower from which riders experience free fall.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 跳樓機 /跳楼机
  • 跳樓機 /跳楼机 (tiàolóujī)Translations
Finnish Vapaapudotustorni
  • VapaapudotustorniTranslations
German Fallturm
  • FallturmTranslations
Japanese ドロップタワー
  • ドロップタワー (doroppu tawā)Translations
Korean 드롭 타워
  • 드롭 타워 (deurop tawo)Translations
Spanish torre de caída, torre de caimiento libre
  • torre de caídaTranslations
  • torre de caimiento libreTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

drop tower. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drop%20tower

MLA

“drop tower.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drop%20tower. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drop tower,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drop%20tower.

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