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1
: a slender tapering blade or stalk (as of grass)
2
: the upper tapering part of something (such as a tree or antler) : pinnacle
3
a
: a tapering roof or analogous pyramidal construction surmounting a tower
b
: steeple
a church spire
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David Nikel, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Try the Peekaboo Loop (5 miles) that shows off hundreds of the park’s signature hoodoos—thin, towering spires that rise from the desert floor.
—Erica Zazo, Outside Online, 9 Jan. 2025
Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The neo-Gothic Kristiansand Cathedral is particularly atmospheric in winter, with its towering spires often dusted in snow.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Try the Peekaboo Loop (5 miles) that shows off hundreds of the park’s signature hoodoos—thin, towering spires that rise from the desert floor.
—Erica Zazo, Outside Online, 9 Jan. 2025
Verb
Both crosses were removed from the cathedral’s steeple and spire in 1998 for building renovations.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Spire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spire. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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