steeple (redirected from steepling)

stee·ple  (stpl)

n.

1. A tall tower forming the superstructure of a building, such as a church or temple, and usually surmounted by a spire.

2. A spire.

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[Middle English stepel, from Old English stpel.]

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steeple [ˈstiːp^əl]

n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a tall ornamental tower that forms the superstructure of a church, temple, etc.

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) such a tower with the spire above it

3. any spire or pointed structure

[Old English stēpel; see steep¹]

steepled  adj

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spire, steeple - A spire is the tall pointed roof of a tower or the tall pointed structure on top of a steeple; a steeple is the tower plus the spire.

See also related terms for tower.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

steeple - a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top spire church service, church - a service conducted in a house of worship; "don't be late for church" pinnacle - (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower tower - a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building

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steeple

noun spire, tower, belfry The church had a steeple, a bell tower and a clock.

Translations

steeple [ˈstiːpl] N → aguja f, chapitel m

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steeple [ˈstiːp^əl] n → clocher m

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steeple

n → Kirchturm m

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steeple:

steeplechase

n (for horses) → Jagdrennen nt, → Hindernisrennen nt; (for runners) → Hindernislauf m

steeplechaser

n (= horse) → Steepler m; (= jockey) → Reiter(in) m(f) → in einem Jagdrennen; (= runner) → Hindernisläufer(in) m(f)

steeplejack

n → Turmarbeiter(in) m(f)

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steeple [ˈstiːpl] n → campanile m

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steeple

n steeple [ˈstiːpl]

a high tower of a church etc, usually having a spire. toringdak الجُزْء العُلوي من بُرْج الكَنيسَه камбанария kostelní věž spir der Kirchturm καμπαναριό (kiriku)torn مناره تيزه دار كليسا kirkontorni clocher מִגדָל כְּנסִייָה मीनार, लाट, श्रंग, शिखर šiljast crkveni toranj, zvonik templomtorony menara (kirkju)turn (með spíru) campanile 尖塔 (교회 둥의) 첨탑 varpinė zvanu tornis; (torņa) smaile menara tinggi di gereja toren kirkespir, kirketårn wieża campanário clopotniţă колокольня kostolná veža zvonik zvonik kyrktorn, tornspira ยอดหลังคา kilise/çan kulesi 尖塔 дзвіниця کلس مینار وغیرہ tháp chuông 尖塔

n steeplechase

a race on horseback or on foot across open country, over hedges etc, or over a course on which obstacles (eg fences, hedges etc) have been made. hinderniswedren سِباق الخَيْل عَبْر الحُقول والعَوائِق конно надбягване překážkový dostih; terénní běh forhindringsløb das Hindernisrennen ιππικός αγώνας με φυσικά εμπόδια takistussõit مسابقه دو با مانع estelaukka, estejuoksu course d'obstacle מֵרוּץ מִכשוֹלִים लंबी घुड़ दौड़ trka sa zaprekama akadályfutás, -lovaglás lari rintangan hindrunarhlaup corsa ad ostacoli 障害物競走 장애물 경마 bėgimas/arklių lenktynės su kliūtimis jāšanas sacīkstes ar šķēršļiem; šķēršļu skrējiens lari berhalangan wedren met hindernissen hesteveddeløp med hinder; hinderløp bieg terenowy z przeszkodami corrida de obstáculos cursă cu obstacole скачки с препятствиями prekážkové dostihy; terénny beh tek z zaprekami trka s preponama steeplechase, hinderlöpning การแข่งม้าวิ่งข้ามสิ่งกีดขวาง engelli koşu/yarış 越野障礙賽馬(賽跑) перегони з перешкодами گھڑدوڑ جس میں کھاءیاں وغیرہ عبور کرنی ہوتی ہیں cuộc đua ngựa vượt rào 越野障碍赛马（赛跑）

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steeple → بُرْج الكنيسة věž spir Kirchturm καμπαναριό campanario kirkontorni clocher zvonik campanile 尖塔 뾰족탑 torenspits spir wieża torre da igreja колокольня kyrktorn ยอดหลังคา kilise kulesi ngọn tháp 尖塔