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1. Steeple
   In architecture, a steeple is an appendage erected, generally on the western end of a church, to hold the bells. Steeples are of two varieties: spires and towers. A spire continually diminishes as it ascends, either in a cone or pyramid shape, while a tower remains fairly constant in its width and is covered by a flat platform or roof.
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2. steeple
   [n] - a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
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3. steeple
   In architecture, a term applied to a tall tower, usually including its spire; especially applied to the spired towers of Christopher Wren's City churches in London. ...
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4. Steeple
   Often used as an equivalent term to spire, but also specifically used as part of the term 'crown steeple', and to refer to the classically-inspired vertical features built from the mid-18th to the mid-19th century. Related Words: Classical; Crown steeple; Spire, spirelet
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5. Steeple
   Stee'ple noun [ Middle English stepel , Anglo-Saxon stēpel , st...pel ; akin to English steep , adjective ] (Architecture) A spire; also, the tower and spire taken together; the whole of a structure if the roof ...
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6. steeple
   A spire; also, the tower and spire taken together; the whole of a structure if the roof is of spire form. See Spire. 'A weathercock on a steeple.' Rood steeple. See Rood tower, under Rood. ... <botany> Steeple bush, a low shrub (Spiraea tomentosa) having dense panicles of minute rose-coloured ...
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7. steeple
   spire noun a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
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8. Steeple
   • (n.) A spire; also, the tower and spire taken together; the whole of a structure if the roof is of spire form. See Spire.
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9. steeple
   tall ornamental tower, sometimes a belfry, usually attached to an ecclesiastical or public building. The steeple is usually composed of a series of ...
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10. Steeple
    (architecture) A `steeple`, in architecture, is a tall tower on a building, often topped by a spire. Steeples are very common on Christian churches and cathedrals and the use of the term generally connotes a religious structure. They may be stand-alone structures, or incorporated into the ent...
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11. Steeple
    (Lake District) `Steeple` is a fell in the English Lake District. It is situated in the mountainous area between Ennerdale and Wasdale and reaches a height of 819&nbsp;metres (2687&nbsp;feet). Steeple is really part of Scoat Fell, being just the rocky northern projection of that fell,...
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