- a steeple or spire, especially one in the Gothic style, emerging from the ridge of a roof.
- a fieldwork consisting of two faces forming a salient angle with an open gorge.
- a method of attack with saber or épée in which the attacker leaves from the rear foot and advances rapidly toward the opponent.
- a slender spire, esp over the intersection of the nave and transept ridges of a church roof
- a pointed part of a fortification directed towards the attackers
- a short running attack
