Topic: BUILDINGS
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| Date: | 1200-1300 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | pinacle, from Late Latin pinnaculum, from Latin pinna 'wing, wall around the top of a castle' |
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pin‧na‧cle
1 [singular] the most successful, powerful, exciting etc part of something : the pinnacle of academic achievement
the pinnacle of academic achievement at the pinnacle of something The bank was then at the pinnacle of England's financial system.
The bank was then at the pinnacle of England's financial system.2 [countable] literaryDN a high mountain top
3 [countable]TBB a pointed stone decoration, like a small tower, on a building such as a church or castle
