Belfry GRE Vocabulary Flashcard

Belfry GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈbel fri/ (noun) Definition a tower on top of a church from which a bell is hanging, space for bells, bell tower, tower, campanile, spire, steeple Example The belfry is a structure enclosing bells for ringing as part of a building, usually as part of a bell tower or steeple. It can also refer to the entire tower or building, particularly in continental Europe for such a tower attached to a city hall or other civic building. A belfry encloses the bell chamber, the room in which the bells are housed; its walls are pierced by ...