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Eiffel

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Eif·fel  (fl, -fl), Alexandre Gustave 1832-1923.
French engineer who designed the Eiffel Tower for the Paris Exhibition of 1889. The tower is located on the southern bank of the Seine River and is 300 m (984 ft) high.
Eiffel [ˈaɪfəl (French) ɛfɛl]
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(Biographies / Eiffel, Alexandre Gustave (1832-1923) M, French, TECHNOLOGY: engineer) Alexandre Gustave (alɛksɑ̃drə gystav). 1832-1923, French engineer
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Noun1.EiffelEiffel - French engineer who constructed the Eiffel Tower (1832-1923)
Alexandre Gustave Eiffel


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But the long shadow, in the level evening light, looked like a giant brandishing the Eiffel Tower.
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At the head, where sits the bride, is a snow-white cake, with an Eiffel tower of constructed decoration, with sugar roses and two angels upon it, and a generous sprinkling of pink and green and yellow candies.
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