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: a tall structure usually having a small spire at the top and surmounting a church tower
broadly
: a whole church tower
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But, while the need to issue calls to prayer from the towers dwindled, minarets took on a profound symbolism akin to that of towering cathedrals and church steeples that dot landscapes in the Western world.
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Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2024
Its quaint streets embody quintessential small-town Vermont, offering white church steeples, local breweries, fantastic restaurants, dynamite art galleries, and many other attractions.
—Kira Turnbull, Travel + Leisure, 2 Apr. 2024
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Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2024
Its quaint streets embody quintessential small-town Vermont, offering white church steeples, local breweries, fantastic restaurants, dynamite art galleries, and many other attractions.
—Kira Turnbull, Travel + Leisure, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Steeple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steeple. Accessed 30 May. 2024.
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