Meaning

1 senses
  1. (figuratively)A visionary and impractical plan.

More definitions
  • (Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another

Examples

7 sentences
  1. Tom helped build the Tower of Babel.

  2. Translators are daring fighters who attack the Tower of Babel.

    deDie Übersetzer sind verwegene Kämpfer, die den Turm von Babel angreifen. — Esperantostern

  3. The biblical Tower of Babel is what architects call a ziggurat.

    ruБиблейская Вавилонская башня - это то, что архитекторы называют зиккуратом. — Selena777

    deDer biblische Turm zu Babel ist das, was die Architekten eine Ziggurat nennen. — Manfredo

  4. They said humanity needs to rebuild the Tower of Babel, I have no comment on this.

  5. I assert, that the tower of Babel was more similar to a pyramid than a tower.

Forms

plural: Towers of Babel
SingularTower of Babel
PluralTowers of Babel

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • (Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another:Babel

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