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Meaning Of Pinnacle
n.
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.
n.
Anything resembling a pinnacle; a lofty peak; a pointed
summit.