spire
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5.8
- noun
- /spaɪər/
:
aguja
- The church's spire reached high into the sky, visible from miles away.
- church spire
- city of spires
I would say the Spire famously collapsed.
- I would say the Spire famously collapsed.
- I walked across the field, weaving my way around the Spires of splendor.
- Here in the UK, in my country, you will see Ukrainian flags flying everywhere from church Spires and in shop windows.
- Think about the scarlet Spires and their Grand Master realizing, holy crap, these prophecies are actually true.
- And also to the cows and the ancient pastures and the white milk inside our heads like church Spires and ice cream cones.
- Damsel dreaming among Oxford's pants and Spires, and the dawning of an interest in science and the deep philosophical questions which only science can answer.
Examples
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Red-tiled roofs, church spires, and mosque minarets all combine to welcome visitors to Jesus' birthplace.
Academic text (2000) -
See the church spire over the trees?
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Got that great big spire up on top?
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The cathedral spire and the front remain, the rest is rubble.
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The road narrows, a church spire appears on the horizon.
Fiction book (1994) -
As she gazed at the historic cathedral, the elegant spire caught her attention.
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The old town was famous for its majestic spire that dominated the skyline.
Synonyms
16
4.9
A tall, narrow tower on a church that ends in a point
2
8.2
A tall pointed stone on top of a tower or support that decorates and adds weight
How Tall
Surface Forms
Etymology
Spire for a building's tall, pointed top comes from an old English word spir meaning 'sprout' or 'shoot', because the point looks like a plant shoot growing up. So think of a spire as a 'shoot' reaching to the sky to remember the architectural meaning.