minaret
(noun) slender tower with balconies
Source: WordNet® 3.1
minaret (plural minarets)
The tall slender tower of an Islamic mosque, from which the muezzin recites the adhan (call to prayer).
• Inter-Am., Tremain, antimer, antmire, artemin, matrine, meranti, raiment, trimean
Source: Wiktionary
Min"a*ret, n. Etym: [Sp. minarete, Ar. manarat lamp, lantern, lighthouse, turret, fr. nar to shine.] (Arch.)
Definition: A slender, lofty tower attached to a mosque and surrounded by one or more projecting balconies, from which the summon to prayer is cried by the muezzin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
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