Minaret \Min"a*ret\, n. [Sp. minarete, Ar. man[=a]rat lamp,
   lantern, lighthouse, turret, fr. n[=a]r to shine.] (Arch.)
   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.
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	minaret
    n 1: slender tower with balconies

	

	39 Moby Thesaurus words for "minaret":
   antenna tower, barbican, belfry, bell tower, campanile, colossus,
   column, cupola, derrick, dome, fire tower, lantern, lighthouse,
   martello, martello tower, mast, monument, obelisk,
   observation tower, pagoda, pilaster, pillar, pinnacle, pole, pylon,
   pyramid, shaft, skyscraper, spire, standpipe, steeple, stupa,
   television mast, tope, tour, tower, turret, water tower,
   windmill tower