steeple
A tall tower, often on a church, normally topped with a spireA tall tower, often on a church, normally topped with a spire.
» The church's steeple is beginning to crumble with age.
Der Kirchturm der Kirche beginnt mit dem Alter zu bröckeln.
Meaning
3 sensesA tall tower, often on a church, normally topped with a spire.
Kirchturm
колоко́льняkolokólʹnja
дзвіни́цяdzvinýcja
a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
A spire.
(historical)A high headdress of the 14th century.
Examples
5 sentencesThe church's steeple is beginning to crumble with age.
deDer Kirchturm der Kirche beginnt mit dem Alter zu bröckeln. — carlosalberto
Church steeples - overturned funnels to lead prayers to heaven.
What's the name of the church there with the crooked steeple?
deWie heißt die Kirche mit dem schiefen Turmhelm dort? — raggione
The church steeples loomed overhead.
The steeple of the cathedral of Seville used to be a minaret.
deDer Turm von Sevillas Kathedrale war einst ein Minarett. — Sudajaengi
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English stepel, from Old English stīpel, stȳpel, stīepel (“tower, steeple”), fFrom Middle English stepel, from Old English stīpel, stȳpel, stīepel (“tower, steeple”), from Proto-West Germanic *staupil, from Proto-Germanic *staupilaz (“that which is steep, tower, steeple”), equivalent to steep + -le. Cognate with Old Norse stǫpull (“tower, steeple”).
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Forms
plural: steeplesSynonyms
1 synonyms- a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top:spire