noun
minaret
min-uh-RET/ˌmɪnəˈret/
A tall tower at a mosque used for the call to prayer.
The call to prayer echoes from the mosque's tall minaret.
Etymology
Arabic manarah names both a mosque tower and a lighthouse or lamp. The English architectural term thus belongs to a family of words associated with light, not simply height.
In context
muslims worship at a mosque we hear the call to prayer from a tall tower called a minaret
More examples
- Two minarets rise above the mosque's main entrance.
- Workers repair the stone steps inside the minaret.
- Loudspeakers on the minaret broadcast the call to prayer.
Forms
minaret · minarets