a slender spire, esp over the intersection of the nave and transept ridges of a church roof
2.
a pointed part of a fortification directed towards the attackers
3. fencing
a short running attack
Word origin
C18: from French: spire (literally: arrow), probably of Germanic origin; related toMiddle Low German flieke long arrow
spirelet in American English
(ˈspaiᵊrlɪt)
noun
a small spire, as on a turret
Word origin
[1840–50; spire1 + -let]This word is first recorded in the period 1840–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: colloid, flan, organizer, sensationalism, warmup-let is a diminutive suffix attached to nouns (booklet; piglet; ringlet), and, by extraction from bracelet, a suffix denoting a band, piece of jewelry, or article of clothing worn on the partof the body specified by the noun (anklet; wristlet)
Examples of 'spirelet' in a sentence
spirelet
A crane company came to inspect the battered spirelet but declined the task.