folly tower

noun

A tower built as an architectural folly, i.e. for ornamental rather than practical reasons.

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Meanings

nounfolly tower (plural folly towers)

plural folly towers

  1. A tower built as an architectural folly, i.e. for ornamental rather than practical reasons.
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folly tower. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folly%20tower

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“folly tower.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folly%20tower. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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