minaret
noun
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
minarets
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pluralof minaret.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"I could talk to you for three hours about the family lineages, the mosques' minarets and why the mud-brick walls never collapse in the rain," he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
Famed for its palaces, tiled mosques and minarets, Isfahan - where blasts were heard overnight - is also a major centre for military industry.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2024
Yildiz, a master of Mahya, the unique Turkish tradition of stringing religious messages and designs between minarets, is facing the twilight of a practice deeply ingrained in Turkish culture that is also taken for granted.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 11, 2024
Neighbours were still searching for survivors buried on the slopes, where houses of mud brick, stone and rough wood were cracked open and mosque minarets toppled by the quake that struck late on Friday.
From Reuters ● Sep. 9, 2023
The main hall could accommodate more than five hundred, and its rising minarets announced prayers five times a day.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
