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1 spire
(a tall, pointed tower, especially one built on the roof of a church.) agujaspire n agujatr['spaɪəSMALLr/SMALL]1 agujaspire ['spaɪr] n: aguja fn.• aguja (Iglesia) s.f.• chapitel s.m.• espira s.f.• espiral (Matemática) s.m.• picota s.f.spaɪr, 'spaɪə(r)noun aguja f, chapitel m['spaɪǝ(r)]N aguja f* * *[spaɪr, 'spaɪə(r)]noun aguja f, chapitel m -
2 pinnacle
'pinəkl1) (a tall thin spire built on the roof of a church, castle etc.) pináculo2) (a high pointed rock or mountain: It was a dangerous pinnacle to climb.) cima, cumbre, pico3) (a high point (of achievement, success etc): He has reached the pinnacle of his career.) cumbretr['pɪnəkəl]1 (of building) pináculo2 (of mountain) cima, cumbre nombre femenino3 figurative use cumbre nombre femeninopinnacle ['pɪnɪkəl] n1) : pináculo m (de un edificio)2) peak: cima f, cumbre f (de una montaña)3) acme: pináculo m, cúspide f, apogeo mn.• peñasco s.m.• pináculo (Arquitectura) s.m.'pɪnɪkəl, 'pɪnəkəla) ( Archit) pináculo mb) ( mountain peak) cumbre f, cima f['pɪnǝkl]N (Archit) pináculo m ; (=peak) [of rock] punta f ; [of mountain] cumbre f, cima f ; (fig) cumbre f, cúspide fthe pinnacle of fame/success — la cumbre or la cúspide de la fama/del éxito
* * *['pɪnɪkəl, 'pɪnəkəl]a) ( Archit) pináculo mb) ( mountain peak) cumbre f, cima f
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Spire — Spire, n. [OE. spire, spir, a blade of grass, a young shoot, AS. sp[=i]r; akin to G. spier a blade of grass, Dan. spire a sprout, sprig, Sw. spira a spar, Icel. sp[=i]ra.] 1. A slender stalk or blade in vegetation; as, a spire grass or of wheat.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spire — • A tapering construction in plan conical, pyramidal, octagonal, or hexagonal crowning a steeple or tower Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Spire Spire … Catholic encyclopedia
spire — ► NOUN ▪ a tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, especially a church tower. ORIGIN Old English, «tall slender stem of a plant» … English terms dictionary
spire — spire1 spireless, adj. /spuyeur/, n., v., spired, spiring. n. 1. a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc. 2. a similar construction forming the upper part of a steeple. See illus. under steeple. 3.… … Universalium
Spire — A spire is a tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, particularly a church tower. Etymologically, the word is derived from Anglo Saxon, so it is related to spear, rather than the Romance languages and spirit.… … Wikipedia
spire´like´ — spire1 «spyr», noun, verb, spired, spir|ing. –n. 1. a) the top part of a tower or steeple that narrows to a point: »The steeple, which has a spire to it, is placed in the middle of the church (Laurence Sterne) … Useful english dictionary
spire — I. /ˈspaɪə / (say spuyuh) noun 1. a tall, tapering structure, generally an elongated, upright cone or pyramid, erected on a tower, roof, etc. 2. such a structure forming the upper part of the steeple, or the whole steeple. 3. a tapering, pointed… …
spire — I [[t]spaɪər[/t]] n. v. spired, spir•ing 1) archit. a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc 2) archit. a similar construction forming the upper part of a steeple. See illus. at steeple 3) a tall,… … From formal English to slang
Spire (Atlanta) — Infobox Skyscraper building name = Spire caption = year highest = year end = plural = location = 860 Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta, Georgia coordinates = status = groundbreaking = constructed = 2004 2005 est completion = opening = demolished =… … Wikipedia
Spire — Recorded in many forms including Spir, Spire, Spiring, Spirett, and Spirit (English), Sapir, Shapiro, Spira, Spira, Spirer (German and Ashkenasic), this is or rather was, a surname of medieval origins. It has two possible sources. The first is a… … Surnames reference
spire — [[t]spa͟ɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] spires N COUNT The spire of a building such as a church is the tall pointed structure on the top. Syn: steeple … English dictionary