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What (who) is Spire - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
SPIRE; The Spire (Antarctica)
spire
![[[Chartres Cathedral]]. The [[Flamboyant Gothic]] North Tower (finished 1513) (left) and older South Tower (1144–1150) (right)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/20050921CathChartresB.jpg?width=200 "[[Chartres Cathedral]]. The [[Flamboyant Gothic]] North Tower (finished 1513) (left) and older South Tower (1144–1150) (right)")
![The [[Chrysler Building]] was the first skyscraper with a spire in the world](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Chrysler Building by David Shankbone Retouched.jpg?width=200 "The [[Chrysler Building]] was the first skyscraper with a spire in the world")
![The spire of [[Burghley House]] (1555–1587) is an example of a spire on non-religious building.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Front of Burghley House 2009.jpg?width=200 "The spire of [[Burghley House]] (1555–1587) is an example of a spire on non-religious building.")
![Cathedral of São Pedro de Alcântara]] in [[Petrópolis]], Brazil with its spire lit up in blue](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Petrópolis Cathedral, Saint Peter of Alcantara Church, place of Emperor Pedro II, Brazil.jpg?width=200 "Cathedral of São Pedro de Alcântara]] in [[Petrópolis]], Brazil with its spire lit up in blue")
![The flèche of [[Rouen Cathedral]] (centre), (151 meters), the tallest flèche in France](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Rouen Cathedral as seen from Gros Horloge 140215 4.jpg?width=200 "The flèche of [[Rouen Cathedral]] (centre), (151 meters), the tallest flèche in France")
![Crown spire on the [[High Kirk, Edinburgh]].<ref name=":1" />](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/The crown spire on St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh.JPG?width=200 "Crown spire on the [[High Kirk, Edinburgh]].<ref name=\":1\" />")
![The Gothic spire of [[Ulm Minster]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ulm Minster.jpg?width=200 "The Gothic spire of [[Ulm Minster]]")
![Antwerp Cathedral]] (1352–1521)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cathedral of our Lady 1 (Piotr Kuczynski).jpg?width=200 "Antwerp Cathedral]] (1352–1521)")
![19th century spires of [[Cologne Cathedral]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kölner Dom von Osten.jpg?width=200 "19th century spires of [[Cologne Cathedral]]")
![Neo-Gothic-Modernist [[Sagrada Família]] in Barcelona](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Spain Sagrada Familia.jpg?width=200 "Neo-Gothic-Modernist [[Sagrada Família]] in Barcelona")
![Spire of [[St Martin's Church, Landshut]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Iglesia de San Martín, Landshut, Alemania, 2012-05-27, DD 21.JPG?width=200 "Spire of [[St Martin's Church, Landshut]]")
TAPERING STRUCTURE ON TOP OF A BUILDING
Church spire; Spires
n.
1.
Spiral, curl, twist, wreath.
2.
Steeple.
3.
Shoot, spear, stalk, blade.
4.
Summit, apex.
spire
TAPERING STRUCTURE ON TOP OF A BUILDING
Church spire; Spires
spire1
¦ noun
1. a tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, typically a church tower.
2. the continuation of a tree trunk above the point where branching begins.
Derivatives
spired adjective
spiry adjective
Origin
OE spir 'tall slender stem of a plant'.
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spire2
¦ noun Zoology the upper tapering part of the spiral shell of a gastropod mollusc.
Origin
C16: from Fr., or via L. from Gk speira 'a coil'.
spire
TAPERING STRUCTURE ON TOP OF A BUILDING
Church spire; Spires
(spires)
The spire of a building such as a church is the tall pointed structure on the top.
N-COUNT
Wikipedia
Spire (disambiguation)
A spire is a tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building.
Spire may also refer to:
Examples of use of Spire
1. Suddenly he spots the passing spire of a cathedral.
2. The towering structure features a 530–foot spire.
3. The new building would be called the Fordham Spire.
4. He cited the golden spire of the Peter and Paul Cathedral farther along the riverbank.
5. Famed architect Santiago Calatrava doesn‘t think his Fordham Spire in Chicago will meet the same fate.