English Explanatory Dictionary

Eiffel Tower

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An iron tower built in 1889 on the Champ de Mars beside the Seine River in Paris; a global icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world.
noun
  1. A spit roast with the two penetrating partners high-fiving.

Pronunciation

En-us-Eiffel Tower.oga

Word forms

Eiffel Tower the Eiffel Tower Eiffel Towers

Etymology

Calque of French tour Eiffel. Named after its architect Gustave Eiffel (1832–1923). The sexual sense is based on a comparison of the steeple shape of the high-fiving arms to the shape of the building.

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