minaret Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun slender tower with balconies

WordNet

Min"a*ret noun
Etymology
Sp. minarete, Ar. manarat lamp, lantern, lighthouse, turret, fr. nar to shine.
Definitions
  1. (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.

Webster 1913