steeple

A steeple.

English

Alternative forms

• steple (obsolete)

Etymology

• ME stepel from OE stipel, stypel, stepel , akin to OE steap

Pronunciation

• (RP) /ˈstiːpəl/, /"sti:p@l/
• Rhymes: -iːpəl

Noun

Wikipedia steeple (plural steeples)

1. a tall tower, often on a church, normally topped with a spire
2. a spire

Translations

a tower on a church

Catalan: campanar (ca) m. Croatian: zvonik (hr) m. Finnish: kirkontorni (fi), kellotapuli (fi) French: clocher (fr) m. German: Kirchturm (de) m.

Icelandic: kirkjuturn (is) m. Spanish: campanario (es) m. Swedish: kyrktorn (sv) n.

a spire

Icelandic: turnspíra (is) f.

Verb

steeple (third-person singular simple present steeples, present participle steepling, simple past and past participle steepled)

1. (transitive) To form something into the shape of a steeple.

   He steepled his fingers as he considered the question.