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DictionaryspireTall pointed structure
noun

spire

SPY-er/ˈspaɪər/

A tall structure or peak that narrows to a point.

The church spire rises high above the surrounding brick buildings.

A masonry tower topped by a tall, slender, sharply pointed slate spire, with the tower-to-spire connection clearly visible.
Etymology
spireOld Englishshoot, tapering stalk

Old English spir described a plant's shoot or tapering stalk. The architectural sense carries that slender, pointed shape into the tall tapering top of a tower or roof.

In context

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At the highest point of the main hall was a spire, and embedded at the spire s tip was a sphere emitting a soft white light
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More examples

  • Tall spires of rock rise from the desert floor.
  • Each castle tower ends in a slender spire.
  • Workers repair the copper covering on the spire.

Forms

spire · spires

Similar words

steeple
A tall church tower, often topped by a spire.
pinnacle
A pointed rock summit or a smaller architectural projection.
peak
A mountain's summit, not necessarily slender or sharply pointed.