bells

IPA(Pronunciation)

/bɛlz/

Noun

plural plural-only abbreviation alt-of

Japanese Meaning

船の鐘（船舶に設置され、半時間ごとにその打数で時間を告げる鐘） / ベルボトムズ（裾が広がったズボンの略称）

What is this buttons?

At midnight the officer tolled the bells to signal the change of watch.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

真夜中、士官は当直交代を告げるために船の鐘を鳴らした。

Details

Sense（1）

(nautical) Ship's bells; the strokes on a ship's bell, every half-hour, to mark the passage of time.

Sense（2）

Short for bell-bottoms.

And to him, long bell-bottoms were “arrogant.” So, whenever he was home before I left for school, he would make me stand on the top step of the six steps to the bedroom level of our house and he would inspect my bells.

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