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What (who) is steeple - definition
TALL TOWER, USUALLY ON A CHURCH OR PUBLIC BUILDING
Steeples; Steeple (architecture)
![The steeple of the [[Alexander Church]] in [[Tampere]], [[Finland]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Aleksanterin kirkko 14.JPG?width=200 "The steeple of the [[Alexander Church]] in [[Tampere]], [[Finland]]")
steeple
(steeples)
A steeple is a tall pointed structure on top of the tower of a church.
= spire
N-COUNT
Steeple
·noun A spire; also, the tower and spire taken together; the whole of a structure if the roof is of spire form. ·see Spire.
steeple
¦ noun a church tower and spire.
?a spire on the top of a church tower or roof.
Derivatives
steepled adjective
Origin
OE stepel, of Gmc origin; related to steep1.
Wikipedia
Steeple
In architecture, a steeple is a tall tower on a building, topped by a spire and often incorporating a belfry and other components. Steeples are very common on Christian churches and cathedrals and the use of the term generally connotes a religious structure. They might be stand-alone structures, or incorporated into the entrance or center of the building.
Examples of use of steeple
1. He was later unable even to approach the steeple door for fear the steeple should fall upon my head.
2. At Cheek Memorial Church, the wooden steeple had toppled.
3. Horse at Steeple Chase, a new beer restaurant at Baumanskaya.
4. LEDs in the steeple "might be addressed in the master plan," he said.
5. Its wooden steeple was knocked off the roof and smashed in front of the church.