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Meanings of beffroi in English

Russian
колокольни городов бельгии и франции
Portuguese
torre sineira
Catalan
beffroi
Spanish
beffroi
Wikidata

Structure enclosing bells for ringing as part of building, usually as part of a bell tower or steeple.

колокольни городов бельгии и франции
Synonyms
Examples for "belfry"
Examples for "belfry"
1
It lies in the tower of the cathedral, close by the belfry.
Prince Eugene and His Times
2
He peered around and saw the ladder on the belfry's right side.
James Potter and the Vault of Destinies
3
The moon had risen and shone upon the belfry like broad daylight.
Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence
4
Roldan made a wild lurch for the projecting floor of the belfry.
The Valiant Runaways
5
The San Gabriel belfry is well known in picture, song, and story.
The Old Franciscan Missions Of California
Usage of beffroi in English
1
The old bell of the Beffroi tolled the hour of six.
The Elusive Pimpernel
2
At seven o'clock, so 'twas said, the cannon would boom from the old Beffroi.
The Elusive Pimpernel
3
This had occurred just as the bell of the old Beffroi chimed three-quarters after six.
The Elusive Pimpernel
4
But there is no Flemish building here comparable with the Hôtel de Ville and the Beffroi of Douai.
France and the Republic / A Record of Things Seen and Learned in...
5
Thus they watched for hours whilst the bell of the Beffroi tolled all the hours of that tedious night.
The Elusive Pimpernel
6
To the right Marguerite caught sight of the frowning Beffroi, which even as she gazed out began tolling its heavy bell.
The Elusive Pimpernel