steeple
an ornamental construction, usually ending in a spire, erected on a roof or tower of a church, public building, etc.
a tower terminating in such a construction.
(loosely) a spire.
to provide with or form into a steeple or steeplelike configuration.
Origin of steeple
1Other words from steeple
- steepled, adjective
- stee·ple·less, adjective
- stee·ple·like, adjective
- un·stee·pled, adjective
Words that may be confused with steeple
- spire, steeple
Words Nearby steeple
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How to use steeple in a sentence
The tallest building in the town where I grew up might have been three stories—the church steeple probably was the tallest thing.
From the top of the Church steeple, the highest point in this prefabricated settlement, I could only gawk at the carnage below.
The Extinction Parade: An Original Zombie Story by Max Brooks | Max Brooks | January 14, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTNote to Wall Street tourists: If you need to pee, look for the steeple.
They walked along the track, picking out a church steeple here and there, forgetting for a moment the object of their search.
The Box-Car Children | Gertrude Chandler WarnerBefore mounting to his bed in the steeple, he went to offer a pious prayer to the Lady of Le Puy.
The Merrie Tales Of Jacques Tournebroche | Anatole France
It has a very churchly look, and if the steeple were at the other end, it would be equally orthodox.
Our Churches and Chapels | AtticusThe original design includes a beautiful steeple, surmounted with pinnacles; but want of funds precludes its erection.
Our Churches and Chapels | AtticusIt is near the western edge of the village of Greenough, the gilt cupola of whose eminent steeple is noted by far-passing ships.
The Belted Seas | Arthur Colton
British Dictionary definitions for steeple
/ (ˈstiːpəl) /
a tall ornamental tower that forms the superstructure of a church, temple, etc
such a tower with the spire above it
any spire or pointed structure
Origin of steeple
1Derived forms of steeple
- steepled, adjective
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