bell tower

noun

: a tower that supports or shelters a bell

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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 At Altadena Baptist Church, the bell tower is pretty much the only thing still standing. Alexandra Marquez, NBC News, 13 Jan. 2025 Pisa scientist Galileo Galilei supposedly threw round objects off the eight-story bell tower in the late 1500s to prove his theory of gravity. Gqlshare, Orange County Register, 15 Jan. 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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“Bell tower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bell%20tower. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.

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