noun Download 🔗Share A movable tower used in sieges. Examples : "The attacking army pushed the heavy belfry closer to the castle walls, hoping to breach the defenses from its height. " architecture military weapon building history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A shed. Examples : "The gardener stored his tools in the belfry attached to the side of the potting shed. " architecture building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An alarm-tower; a watchtower containing an alarm-bell. Examples : "The old church belfry housed a large bell, ready to ring out a warning to the town. " architecture building place architecture military bell-ringing sound history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church. Examples : "The old church's belfry held a set of heavy bronze bells that rang every Sunday morning. " architecture building religion place bell-ringing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A part of a large tower or steeple, specifically for containing bells. Examples : "The old church's belfry housed three heavy bells that rang every Sunday morning. " architecture building part bell-ringing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
