broached spire

noun

An octagonal spire rising from a square tower without a parapet, with pyramidal forms at the angles.

Meanings

nounbroached spire (plural broached spires)

plural broached spires

  1. architectureAn octagonal spire rising from a square tower without a parapet, with pyramidal forms at the angles.
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