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belfry

/bel-free/US // ˈbɛl fri //UK // (ˈbɛlfrɪ) //

钟楼,钟室,钟点房,钟乳石

Related Words

head头,头部,头颅,头头turret炮塔,炮台,炮楼,炮炮塔spire塔尖,尖塔,尖顶,塔楼dome穹顶,穹窿,圆顶,穹隆cupola冲天炉,圆顶屋,圆顶,冲天炮steeple尖顶,尖塔,尖顶大厦,尖顶式建筑carillon卡龙,卡龙灯,卡里昂,卡里翁campanile钟楼,钟楼大厦,钟乳石,钟声minaret尖塔,清真寺,尖顶,清真寺塔

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural bel·fries.

    • : a bell tower, either attached to a church or other building or standing apart.
    • : the part of a steeple or other structure in which a bell is hung.
    • : a frame of timberwork that holds or encloses a bell.
    • : Slang. head; mind: a belfry full of curious notions.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nountower; part of tower
Synonyms
campanile钟楼,钟楼大厦,钟乳石,钟声carillon卡龙,卡龙灯,卡里昂,卡里翁cupola冲天炉,圆顶屋,圆顶,冲天炮dome穹顶,穹窿,圆顶,穹隆head头,头部,头颅,头头minaret尖塔,清真寺,尖顶,清真寺塔spire塔尖,尖塔,尖顶,塔楼steeple尖顶,尖塔,尖顶大厦,尖顶式建筑turret炮塔,炮台,炮楼,炮炮塔bell tower钟楼,钟塔,钟楼上,铃铛塔clocher钟点工,钳工,钟表匠,钟表师

Examples

  • A tablet in the belfry commemorates the ringing of a peal of 726 changes in twenty-six minutes.

  • The belfry window on each face is divided into three lights with coupled shafts.

  • From the top of the Belfry one looks down on what is practically a medival city.

  • The carillon rung from the Belfry, guns were fired, and a ceremony in honour of the event took place in the Htel de Ville.

  • At each end there is a turret; and the belfry, a square with towers at the corners, rises from the centre of the building.

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