spire/turret/?
English translation: spire-steeple
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| 21:08 Dec 9, 2004 |
| English language (monolingual) [PRO] Architecture / ...a cross or a figure | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Anna Maria Augustine (X) France Local time: 11:15 | ||||||
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| 3 | finial |
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| 3 | See comment below... |
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24 mins confidence: 
Spire-Steeple Explanation: This would probably be closest as you've given so many possibilities. This is found in the Shorter Oxford Dictionary, and used in relation to churches. Otherwise start with Spire-Steeple then describe "orb-shaped with a cross" seperately. Turret is not really appropriate. Good luck. Architecture is interesting. |
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finial Explanation: that's the decorative bit at the top http://www.denninger.com/whatisf.htm -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 51 mins (2004-12-09 21:59:44 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- the spire is a pointed structure http://lucky.phpwebhosting.com/~ah/a/DCTNRY/s/spire.html helful dictionary by the way doesn\'t seem to be a collective word for tower-toppings :-) |
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See comment below... Explanation: Well, I don't actually think there IS one single word that means all that. A steeple is a steeply-pointed roof (usually on a church), a spire is even taller and more pointed (but might also relate to non-church buildings) A turret is something quite different - a small, sometimes jutting-out mini-tower, shape of roof not specified, but often conical / pointed As for all the others, I think you have to refer to them as various kinds of 'roof', with suitable specifying words... But I'm no expert, so stand to be corrected... |
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