belfry

4 definitions found

belfry - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Belfry \Bel"fry\, n. [OE. berfray movable tower used in sieges,
     OF. berfreit, berfroit, F. beffroi, fr. MHG. bervrit,
     bercvrit, G. bergfriede, fr. MHG. bergen to protect (G.
     bergen to conceal) + vride peace, protection, G. friede
     peace; in compounds often taken in the sense of security, or
     place of security; orig. therefore a place affording
     security. G. friede is akin to E. free. See Burg, and
     Free.]
     1. (Mil. Antiq.) A movable tower erected by besiegers for
        purposes of attack and defense.
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     2. A bell tower, usually attached to a church or other
        building, but sometimes separate; a campanile.
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     3. A room in a tower in which a bell is or may be hung; or a
        cupola or turret for the same purpose.
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     4. (Naut.) The framing on which a bell is suspended.
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belfry - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  belfry
      n 1: a bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building
           [syn: campanile, belfry]
      2: a room (often at the top of a tower) where bells are hung

belfry - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Belfry, KY
    Zip code(s): 41514
  Belfry, MT
    Zip code(s): 59008

belfry - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  48 Moby Thesaurus words for "belfry":
     antenna tower, barbican, bean, bell tower, campanile, carillon,
     colossus, column, conk, cupola, derrick, dome, fire tower, head,
     headpiece, lantern, lighthouse, martello, martello tower, mast,
     minaret, monument, noddle, noggin, noodle, obelisk,
     observation tower, pagoda, pilaster, pillar, pinnacle, pole, poll,
     pylon, pyramid, shaft, skyscraper, spire, standpipe, steeple,
     stupa, television mast, tope, tour, tower, turret, water tower,
     windmill tower