Spires

[ spahyuhrz ]

noun

1. another name for Speyer.

Spires

/ spaɪəz /

noun

1. See Speyer
   the English name for Speyer

Example Sentences

Visitors are greeted by a looming gothic gate, the kind used to signify that important residents lie behind its spires.

From The Daily Beast

The Spires gather data every time somebody uses them; they log each “product.”

From The Daily Beast

The sand on its namesake beach turns gray as the sun dips behind the Two Brothers, twin granite spires at the far side of the bay.

From The Daily Beast

A view looking beyond the spires of Notre Dame reveals the urban chaos about to be demolished.

From The Daily Beast

The purple hues of the early evening sky paint a picturesque backdrop against the silhouettes of domes and spires.

From The Daily Beast

He laughed gayly and pointed across the country where half a dozen spires of smoke were rising.

From Project Gutenberg

The proportions of this cone to its height would be about the same as the general shape of spires in England.

From Project Gutenberg

An imperial diet assembled at Spires, and observed the rites of the reformed church.

From Project Gutenberg

Ramsgate—with the exception of its highest spires—was overshadowed by the wing of approaching night.

From Project Gutenberg

It is more picturesque because of the large square and round towers surmounted by spires.

From Project Gutenberg