belfry

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈbɛlfɹi/

Noun

dialectal obsolete

(architecture) A tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church. / (architecture) A part of a large tower or steeple, specifically for containing bells.

Japanese Meaning

鐘楼：教会などの建築物において、鐘を収容するための塔もしくは塔の一部（尖塔の一部）を指す。 / 鐘塔：鐘を格納することを目的とした塔や、その塔の一部分としての構造物。

What is this buttons?

From the ancient belfry, the deep toll of the bell echoed across the foggy village.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

古い鐘楼から、深い鐘の音が霧に包まれた村に響き渡った。

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Sense（1）

(architecture) A tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church.

Sense（2）

(architecture) A part of a large tower or steeple, specifically for containing bells.

From the belfries far and near the funereal deathbell tolled unceasingly while all around the gloomy precincts rolled the ominous warning of a hundred muffled drums punctuated by the hollow booming of pieces of ordnance.

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Sense（3）

(dialectal) A shed.

Sense（4）

(obsolete) A movable tower used in sieges.

Sense（5）

(obsolete) An alarm-tower; a watchtower containing an alarm-bell.

belfries

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