You can read more about why the spire is twisted here. From Wordnik.com. [Snapshot Monday: Stratford Upon Avon & York] Reference
It will drive a 55 grain spire point at 3900 fps with H414. From Wordnik.com. [Some Rifle Barrels are Faster than Others] Reference
I also get great accuracy out of Hornady 117 grain spire points over 48. 5g of IMR4350. From Wordnik.com. [I am looking for some references or history on a Churchill Highlander by Kassnar.] Reference
The spire was a structure of timber covered with lead. From Wordnik.com. [Old St. Paul's Cathedral] Reference
Nianh said the spire was a fragment from the Age of Legends, and harmless. From Wordnik.com. [The Path of Daggers]
The spire is the most essential, and consequently the most neglected part of the building. From Wordnik.com. [Robert Falconer] Reference
It is a very grand building, and, as you know, the spire is the tallest one in all Europe. From Wordnik.com. [Bertha] Reference
On the spire is a gilt statue of St. Michael, seventeen feet high, which turns with the wind. From Wordnik.com. [Young Americans Abroad Vacation in Europe: Travels in England, France, Holland, Belgium, Prussia and Switzerland] Reference
Another feature of architectural interest is the spire, which is one of the earliest in England. From Wordnik.com. [The Charm of Oxford] Reference
Dominating everything else and rising toward the peak of the spire was a massive, irregularly shaped console. From Wordnik.com. [The Dig]
The spire is the simplest part of the Romanesque or Gothic architecture, and needs least study in order to be felt. From Wordnik.com. [Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres] Reference
"Yes; and you will find a man up in this steeple who believes that his spire is the tallest in the world," added Dr. Winstock. From Wordnik.com. [Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim] Reference
The new building's spire is 77 meters tall. From Wordnik.com. [At new French museum, the building steals the show] Reference
Achatina Achatina has a more pointed spire which is not pink. From Wordnik.com. [A friend went to Nigeria and all I got was igbin] Reference
A better name, I must call a spire, with curved sides, the sides curving inwards as they fall from the apex to the base. From Wordnik.com. [The Bertrams] Reference
Stalled 'spire' skyscraper project may start again. From Wordnik.com. [A1 HOME PAGE Top Stories 1] Reference
It and the spire were the only things that didn’t. From Wordnik.com. [To Say Nothing of the Dog]
As inspiring as the thought might be, the word "spire" was not inspired by the word "inspire.". From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XI No 4] Reference
On the surface of the middle spire could be seen a small black dot. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Scouts on the Yukon] Reference
Pew-Extension Society, with an east window from York, and a spire from. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847] Reference
Charles, many-towered and pinnacled, with clustering roof and taper spire?. From Wordnik.com. [Donahoe's Magazine, Volume 15, No. 2, February 1886] Reference
Cowder pointed out the shattered window at the gray spire of the cathedral. From Wordnik.com. [Unwise Child] Reference
Its slightly crooked spire of slate is the sole landmark to guide a visitor. From Wordnik.com. [The Cornwall Coast] Reference
The work violates practically every rule of Composition 101: don't put the spire dead center!. From Wordnik.com. [Hitler: A Gift For Evil--But Not For Art] Reference
Ascend to the top of this spire by this outer stair, and throw yourself down from it without hesitation. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers] Reference
One majestic crow swoops down upon a crumbling spire and regards their sagging kingdom from his dusty perch. From Wordnik.com. [Harlequin] Reference
Rather than a spire, the tower's top consists of metal panels beveling outward, as if they're supporting the sky. From Wordnik.com. [A Modest Neighbor] Reference
"At least once a month I get a press release from one of these guys saying, 'We're adding floors, we're putting on a spire'.". From Wordnik.com. [High Time] Reference
With its spire on top, it will reach 1,776 feet, the magic number prescribed by Libeskind, who has enthusiastically backed the new design. From Wordnik.com. [GROUND ZERO: FREEDOM TOWER, TAKE 2] Reference
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