What does "belfry" mean?
Belfry: A bell tower, usually attached to a church or other building, but sometimes separate; a campanile.
Additional senses
- 2.A room in a tower in which a bell is or may be hung; or a cupola or turret for the same purpose.
- 3.(Naut.) The framing on which a bell is suspended.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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