Definition of "minaret"

minaret

/ˈmɪnəɹɛt/

noun
plural minarets
1. The tall slender tower of an Islamic mosque, from which the muezzin recites the adhan (call to prayer).
  Quotations
  And in the background of the picture, just out of focus behind the man, was a soaring minaret outlined against a shockingly blue sky.
  2005, Jon Courtenay Grimwood, Pashazade, page 37, paragraph 21