spire

1. A young shoot of a plant; a spear.

2. Any of various tall grasses, rushes, or sedges, such as the marram, the reed canary-grass, etc.

3. A sharp or tapering point.

4. A tapering structure built on a roof or tower, especially as one of the central architectural features of a church or cathedral roof.

   The spire of the church rose high above the town.

   Turmspitze, Turmhelm

   шпильšpilʹ, шпицšpic

   шпильšpylʹ

5. The top, or uppermost point, of anything; the summit.

   верху́шкаverxúška, маку́шкаmakúška

   a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top

6. A tube or fuse for communicating fire to the charge in blasting.

7. One of the sinuous foldings of a serpent or other reptile; a coil.

8. A spiral.

9. The part of a spiral generated in one revolution of the straight line about the pole.

10. (архаичное)The stalk or stem of a plant.

1. The spire of the cathedral collapsed.

   Шпиль собора обрушился.

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2. A church spire could be seen in the distance.

   Церковный шпиль виден издалека.

   deEin Kirchturm war in der Ferne sichtbar.

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3. In the distance could be seen the mirrorlike river and the spire of the village church.

   Вдали виднелись зеркало реки и шпиль деревенской церкви.

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4. Islamic culture has given us majestic arches and soaring spires; timeless poetry and cherished music; elegant calligraphy and places of peaceful contemplation.

   Исламская культура дала нам величественные арки и стройные шпили, неувядающую поэзию и прекрасную музыку, элегантную каллиграфию и уголки для тихого созерцания.

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5. The library spire is the highest point on campus.

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