belfry

Noun

Meaning

A movable tower erected by besiegers for purposes of attack and defense.

A bell tower, usually attached to a church or other building, but sometimes separate; a campanile.

A room in a tower in which a bell is or may be hung; or a cupola or turret for the same purpose.

The framing on which a bell is suspended.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

campanile spire steeple bell tower church tower belltower derrick carillon noggin pate dome tower crown barbican pagoda
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Antonyms

shack base nadir bottom floor foot
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Hypernyms

room bell tower

Phrases with the word

have bats in one's belfry belfry bell bats in the belfry have bats in the belfry

Examples

Above all, what The Belfry had, which can’t be replaced by leggings, cheap phone chargers and nail varnish remover…is amazing, friendly staff! Source: Internet

Arthur Mee, The King's England – Warwickshire; Hodder & Stoughton, 1936 Due to the architectural design (in 1940 the tower had no internal wooden floors and a stone vault below the belfry) it survived the destruction of the rest of the cathedral. Source: Internet

Along with the nearby belfry it is considered as a major symbol of the city of Mons. Source: Internet

Bell County will travel to Belfry (7-3) on Friday with a regional championship on the line. Source: Internet

As its name suggests, Bell Tower housed a belfry, its purpose to raise the alarm in the event of an attack. Source: Internet

Five bells hang in the belfry above the clock. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

belfosdil Belfrage belfried belfry bell Belg. Belgae