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towering

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towering [′tau̇·ə·riŋ]
(meteorology)
A refraction phenomenon; a special case of looming in which the downward curvature of the light rays due to atmospheric refraction increases with elevation so that the visual image of a distant object appears to be stretched in the vertical direction.
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At the far end of the meadow was the towering lilac hedge, skirting the lane that led to Judge Pillier's house, and the scent of its heavy blossoms met them like a soft and tender embrace of welcome.
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The tall masts holding aloft the white canvas, spread out like a snare for catching the invisible power of the air, emerge gradually from the water, sail after sail, yard after yard, growing big, till, under the towering structure of her machinery, you perceive the insignificant, tiny speck of her hull.
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By degrees, as their eyes got the right focus, they saw an immense towering mass that seemed snowy white.
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