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SPACE NEEDLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Space Needle mean?
• SPACE NEEDLE (noun)
The noun SPACE NEEDLE has 1 sense:
1. a tower 605 feet tall in Seattle; a tourist attraction
Familiarity information: SPACE NEEDLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A tower 605 feet tall in Seattle; a tourist attraction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Instance hypernyms:
tower (a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building)
Holonyms ("Space Needle" is a part of...):
Seattle (a major port of entry and the largest city in Washington; located in west central Washington on the protected waters of Puget Sound with the snow-capped peaks of the Cascade Range and Mount Rainier visible to the south and east; an aerospace and computer center; site of the University of Washington)
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