steeple
IPA: stˈipʌɫ
noun
- A tall tower, often on a church, normally topped with a spire.
- A spire.
- (historical) A high headdress of the 14th century.
- A hamlet in Steeple with Tyneham parish, Dorset, England, previously in Purbeck district (OS grid ref SY9181).
- A village and civil parish in Maldon district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL9303).
verb
- (transitive) To form something into the shape of a steeple.
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Examples of "steeple" in Sentences
- Installed 1875 in the church steeple.
- The are warned of the steeple collapse.
- At the front end is the steeple itself.
- In the distance is the steeple of a church.
- It's interesting that the steeple is missing.
- The steeple is accessed via a rough hewn ladder in the anteroom.
- It is between Bole to the north and Sturton le Steeple to the south.
- The church's steeple acted as a landmark beacon for shippers on the Delaware.
- The steeple is unusually small in comparison with the main body of the church.
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