bell tower

noun

: a tower that supports or shelters a bell

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Check out the crumbling cell blocks, bell tower, and stone walls topped with broken glass—once used to keep prisoners inside. — Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 10 Mar. 2025 The sections—one of which will be movable—will surround a small central courtyard containing a single tree aligned with the Serpentine’s bell tower. — News Desk, Artforum, 30 Jan. 2025 The group said neither bird has been seen in the skies above UC Berkeley or in video from the bell tower’s three 24/7 webcams since around the start of January. — Bay City News, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025 A treat here — whether a cappuccino, an Aperol spritz, or a post-dinner gelato — is made even more special by the charming outdoor tables beneath Pontremoli’s illuminated bell tower. — Carissa & Dino Tozzi, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bell tower

Word History

First Known Use

1596, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bell tower was in 1596

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