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DictionarysteeplePointed tower
noun

steeple

STEE-pul/ˈstiːpl/

A tall pointed tower on a church or similar building.

The pointed steeple rises from the church roof.

Tall pointed church steeple rises from cropped simple church roof, cross at tip and narrow tower silhouette; isolated architecture on white, no village backdrop.
Etymology
steepleOld Englishhigh tower

Old English stepel meant a high tower and was related to steap, “high, lofty.” The general tower word became especially associated with a church’s lofty tower or bell tower.

In context

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his last wish is to be tossed off the top of the steeple.
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More examples

  • A bell rings from inside the steeple.
  • Workers repair the damaged steeple after the storm.
  • We can see the steeple from the distant road.

Forms

steeple · steeples

Similar words

spire
The pointed upper part, rather than necessarily the whole tower.
tower
A tower is a tall structure generally; a steeple is usually a pointed church tower.