Definition

1. Proper noun:
   • World Trade Center: A specific complex of buildings in Lower Manhattan, New York City, most famous for its twin towers. It was a major global business hub and an architectural landmark. The original complex was destroyed in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. A new complex, also called the World Trade Center, has been built on the site.

Usage Examples

• Proper noun:
  • The World Trade Center was a symbol of global commerce.
  • Before 2001, the World Trade Center dominated the New York City skyline.
  • The new One World Trade Center is now the tallest building in the United States.

Advanced Usage

• "The World Trade Center site": Refers specifically to the location in Manhattan where the original complex stood and where the new one has been built.
  • The memorial at the World Trade Center site is a place for reflection.
• "The World Trade Center attacks" or "9/11": Refers to the terrorist events that destroyed the original complex.
  • The World Trade Center attacks changed global security policies.

Variants and Related Words

• WTC: A common initialism for World Trade Center.
  • The WTC was completed in 1973.
• Twin Towers: The colloquial name for the two most prominent skyscrapers (One and Two World Trade Center) of the original complex.
  • The Twin Towers were once the tallest buildings in the world.
• One World Trade Center: The name of the main skyscraper in the new complex, also known as the Freedom Tower.
  • One World Trade Center stands as a symbol of resilience.

Synonyms

• Global business hub: A place that is a central point for international trade and finance. (This is a descriptive synonym for its function, not a name.)
• The Trade Center: An informal shortened form sometimes used in context.

Related Phrases

• Ground Zero: This term is often used to refer to the World Trade Center site, especially in the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.
  • Rescue workers searched through the rubble at Ground Zero.

Noun

1. 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