Definition of Pinnacles. Meaning of Pinnacles. Synonyms of Pinnacles

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Definition of Pinnacles

Pinnacle
Pinnacle Pin"na*cle, n. [OE. pinacle, F. pinacle, L. pinnaculum, fr. pinna pinnacle, feather. See Pin a peg.] 1. (Arch.) An architectural member, upright, and generally ending in a small spire, -- used to finish a buttress, to constitute a part in a proportion, as where pinnacles flank a gable or spire, and the like. Pinnacles may be considered primarily as added weight, where it is necessary to resist the thrust of an arch, etc. Some renowned metropolis With glistering spires and pinnacles around. --Milton. 2. Anything resembling a pinnacle; a lofty peak; a pointed summit. Three silent pinnacles of aged snow. --Tennyson. The slippery tops of human state, The gilded pinnacles of fate. --Cowley.
Pinnacle
Pinnacle Pin"na*cle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pinnacled; p. pr. & vb. n. Pinnacling.] To build or furnish with a pinnacle or pinnacles. --T. Warton.

Meaning of Pinnacles from wikipedia

- with gablets, and the more important with pinnacles supported with clustered shafts. At this period the pinnacles were often supported on these shafts alone...
- The Pinnacles may refer to different geological formations: The Pinnacles (Atherton Tableland), Queensland, Australia Pinnacles National Park, California...
- spectacular pinnacles that attract rock climbers. The park features unusual talus caves that house at least 13 species of bats. Pinnacles is most often...
- many pinnacles where the angle of deposited sand changed suddenly due to changes in prevailing winds during formation of the limestone beds. Pinnacles with...
- Look up pinnacle or pinnacles in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A pinnacle is an architectural feature. Pinnacle(s) or The Pinnacle may also refer to:...
- the position of the Gardner Pinnacles was determined by the survey schooner USS Fenimore Cooper. The Gardner Pinnacles are home to the giant opihi (Cellana...
- Pinnacles is usually accessible to 2-wheel drive vehicles; however, the road may be closed during the winter months after a heavy rain. The Pinnacles...
- Taylor successfully climbed the Three Pinnacles, but they were so exhausted after climbing the third pinnacle that they abandoned their original plan...
- 175.2223°E / -41.4507; 175.2223 The Pūtangirua Pinnacles (also known colloquially simply as The Pinnacles) are a geological formation and one of New Zealand's...
- Pinnacle Studio is a video editing program originally developed by Pinnacle Systems as consumer-level software. Upon Pinnacle System's acquisition of...