PINNACLE


Meaning of PINNACLE in English

[pin.na.cle] n [ME pinacle, fr. MF, fr. LL pinnaculum small wing, gable, fr. L pinna wing, battlement] (14c) 1: an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used esp. in Gothic construction to give weight esp. to a buttress

2: a structure or formation suggesting a pinnacle; specif: a lofty peak

3: the highest point of development or achievement: acme syn see summit

[2]pinnacle vt -cled ; -cling (14c) 1: to surmount with a pinnacle

2: to raise or rear on a pinnacle

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