Translation of iglica – Polish–English dictionary
(Translation of iglica from the PASSWORD Polish–English Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)
Examples in english of spire
spire
Water penetration has caused corrosion which has weakened the iron structure of the roof and spire.
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That is where the present church building stands today, with its imposing spire towering high above the commercial centre.
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This village was designed as a whole round a central church which had a very beautiful spire.
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Owing to difficulties in connection with lighting the spire itself, the obstruction light was placed about 100 yards away in a group of trees.
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Yet we have this drive to keep going a church with a broken spire and bits falling off.
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As we have seen, the two concepts differ in that whereas 'church' is typically conceptualized as a whole, 'spire' is typically conceptualized as part of some larger knowledge structure.
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I regret that there is no record of the number of church spires affected.
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Even the sky is building to thunder; and it is impossible to believe other than that, in the church spire, the bells are pealing discordantly.
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