steeple roof

steeple roof
steeple roof KONST Turmdach n

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  • Steeple bush — Steeple Stee ple (st[=e] p l), n. [OE. stepel, AS. st[=e]pel, st[=y]pel; akin to E. steep, a.] (Arch.) 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Steeple chase — Steeple Stee ple (st[=e] p l), n. [OE. stepel, AS. st[=e]pel, st[=y]pel; akin to E. steep, a.] (Arch.) 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Steeple chaser — Steeple Stee ple (st[=e] p l), n. [OE. stepel, AS. st[=e]pel, st[=y]pel; akin to E. steep, a.] (Arch.) 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Steeple engine — Steeple Stee ple (st[=e] p l), n. [OE. stepel, AS. st[=e]pel, st[=y]pel; akin to E. steep, a.] (Arch.) 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Steeple house — Steeple Stee ple (st[=e] p l), n. [OE. stepel, AS. st[=e]pel, st[=y]pel; akin to E. steep, a.] (Arch.) 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • steeple — ► NOUN 1) a church tower and spire. 2) a spire on the top of a church tower or roof. DERIVATIVES steepled adjective. ORIGIN Old English, related to STEEP(Cf. ↑steepness) …   English terms dictionary

  • Steeple Grange Light Railway — The Steeple Grange Light Railway is a narrow gauge railway in Wirksworth in Derbyshire. It uses industrial locomotives and rolling stock from disused mines, quarries, steel works around the country.The lineThe Steeple Grange is a RailGauge|18… …   Wikipedia

  • steeple — steepled, adj. steepleless, adj. steeplelike, adj. /stee peuhl/, n., v., steepled, steepling. n. 1. an ornamental construction, usually ending in a spire, erected on a roof or tower of a church, public building, etc. 2. a tower terminating in… …   Universalium

  • steeple — n. a tall tower, esp. one surmounted by a spire, above the roof of a church. Phrases and idioms: steeple crowned (of a hat) with a tall pointed crown. Derivatives: steepled adj. Etymology: OE stepel stypel f. Gmc (as STEEP(1)) …   Useful english dictionary

  • steeple — stee|ple [ˈsti:pəl] n ↑spire, ↑cross [: Old English; Origin: stepel tower ] a tall pointed tower on the roof of a church …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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