World Trade Center

World Trade Center

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(Placename) a former building complex, at 417 m (1368 ft) the tallest in the US, that stood in Manhattan, New York, from 1974 until its destruction in the terrorist attack of September 11 2001, in which some 2800 people were killed Abbreviation WTC

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World Trade Center - 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 twin towers, WTC act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear Greater New York, New York, New York City - the largest city in New York State and in the United States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural center