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Meanings of belfry in English
Structure enclosing bells for ringing as part of building, usually as part of a bell tower or steeple.
Portuguese
campanário Catalan
campanar Usage of belfry in English
1
It lies in the tower of the cathedral, close by the belfry.
2
He peered around and saw the ladder on the belfry's right side.
3
The moon had risen and shone upon the belfry like broad daylight.
4
Roldan made a wild lurch for the projecting floor of the belfry.
5
The San Gabriel belfry is well known in picture, song, and story.
6
The belfry of Bruges is, I think, the finest of them all.
7
The belfry, it seemed to her, was lower than the factory chimneys.
8
Pashka looked over my shoulder at the belfry and gave a yawn.
9
I shined my flashlight upward, along the steps leading to the belfry.
10
He was buried under the belfry of St. Clement's Church in Cambridge.
11
Upon a sudden thought my father hurried us towards the tall belfry.
12
Upon the roof there is a square perforated belfry, containing one bell.
13
He crouched in the shadow of the belfry, to gather his thoughts.
14
A belfry in the mountains of Mesopotamia, in the time of Jacob!
15
Felix is at the belfry, clanging the bell with all his might.
16
The girls were up in the Mynster doing maintenance on the belfry.
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Belfry across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
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