turris is (acc. im, rarely em; abl. ī, less freq. e), f
a tower: contionari ex turri
altā: celsae graviore casu Decidunt turres, H.: aënea, O.: ex materiā . .
. turres CXX excitantur (for the defence of the camp), Cs.: vineas turrīsque egit (in attacking a town), Cs.:
addebant speciem (elephantis) tergo impositae turres,
L.—A high building, tower, castle, palace, citadel: pauperum tabernas Regumque turrīs, H.: Regia, O.—A dove-cot, dove-tower, O.