steeple
noun/ˈstiːpl/
/ˈstiːpl/
- a tall pointed tower on the roof of a church, often with a spire on itTopics Religion and festivalsc2, Buildingsc2Oxford Collocations DictionarySteeple is used after these nouns:
- church
Word OriginOld English stēpel, of Germanic origin; related to the adjective steep.Definitions on the go
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