gargoylenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɡɑː.ɡɔɪl/us/ˈɡɑːr.ɡɔɪl/an ugly creature or head cut from stone and attached to the roof of an old church, etc., often with an open mouth through which rain water flows away
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Parts of religious buildings
- altar
- apse
- belfry
- chancel
- chaplaincy
- crypt
- flying buttress
- font
- lychgate
- minaret
- nave
- rood screen
- rose window
- sacristy
- sanctuary
- sanctum
- spire
- transept
- vault
- vestry
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