Definition of "aiguille" []

• A sharp, pointed mountain peak. (noun)
• A needle-shaped drill for boring holes in rock or masonry. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The word aiguille does not point to the castle on the Creuse."
• "At any rate, I wrote to him yesterday, on chance, to ask if he had not in his possession a little old book bearing on its title - page the word aiguille; and I am awaiting his reply."
• "Also spectacular are the towering "aiguille" (needle) peaks that are such a memorable feature of the Chamonix scenery."