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tower of silence

[ tou-er ]

noun

  1. a circular stone platform, typically 30 feet (9.1 meters) in height, on which the Parsees of India leave their dead to be devoured by vultures.


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“Russia has become a tower of silence.â€

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I had to wait in bed a few minutes for my own Tower of Silence to go away.

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The Monday report said that the Administrative Justice Court issued the suspension for Sepanta Niknam following a complaint by a candidate for the Yazd city council, purportedly over the fencing around the city’s famed “Tower of Silenceâ€.

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This cemetery, or "Tower of Silence," a white splash on the brown hillside, is visible from afar.

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This "Tower of Silence" near Tihran is a large round edifice of whitewashed mud and stone.

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