| world trade center | |
noun | |
| twin skyscrapers 110 stories high in New York City; built 1368 feet tall in 1970 to 1973; destroyed by a terrorist attack on September 11, 2001 |
A complex of commercial buildings on the western side of lower Manhattan. The twin towers, more than one hundred stories high and a prominent part of the New York skyline, were destroyed when terrorist-hijacked planes crashed into them as part of the September 11 attacks (2001), with a staggering loss of lives. Other buildings in the complex suffered major damage when the towers collapsed.