Meaning
1 senses(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 sentencesTom helped build the Tower of Babel.
Translators are daring fighters who attack the Tower of Babel.
deDie Übersetzer sind verwegene Kämpfer, die den Turm von Babel angreifen. — Esperantostern
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
They said humanity needs to rebuild the Tower of Babel, I have no comment on this.
I assert, that the tower of Babel was more similar to a pyramid than a tower.
Forms
plural: Towers of Babel| Singular | Tower of Babel |
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irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose 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
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular