Belfry Definition

bĕlfrē
belfries
noun
belfries
A bell tower, especially one attached to a building.
American Heritage
A movable tower used in ancient warfare for attacking walled positions.
Webster's New World
The part of a tower or steeple in which bells are hung.
American Heritage
A bell tower, esp. one that is part of a building, placed at the top.
Webster's New World
The part of a tower or steeple that holds the bell or bells.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Belfry

Noun

Singular:
belfry
Plural:
belfries

Origin of Belfry

  • Borrowing from Old French berfrey (changed to have an l by association with bell), from Middle High German bërcvrit / bërvrit , possibly from Late Latin berefredus, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *bergafriþuz.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English belfrei from Old North French belfroi alteration of Old French berfrei, berfroi bhergh-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Belfry Sentence Examples

  • The belfry belongs to the 16th and early 17th century.

  • The fine octagonal belfry was built early in the 15th century.

  • The Kremlin, which was not destroyed, gleamed white in the distance with its towers and the belfry of Ivan the Great.

  • Pop. (1906) 4499 The town has a belfry, the finest in French Flanders, dating from the middle of the 16th century and restored in the 19th century.

  • The most conspicuous feature is the clock tower and belfry, zoo ft.

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Words Starting With

BBEBEL

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