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Definition of "bell-tower" [bell-tower]

  • A tower of any kind built to contain one or more bells. See cut under campanile. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "bell-tower" in a sentence
  • "While Art Of Noise celebrates the Midlands' cultural heritage of heavy metal, reggae, punk and bhangra, Easterby adapts the numinous aura of the bell-tower carillon to the enchanting possibilities activated by hi-tech electronic sensors set within the primal spookiness of a darkened room."
  • "When she finished praying, she found money on the altar and was able to commence building again. 50 Adelhausen's Sister-Book indicates that the choir walls were painted. 51 In addition to the church with its choir, the cloister had a bell-tower, a dormitory, cells, corn buildings, cellars, and other buildings, all of which were damaged in the fire of 1410."
  • "He saw it again, a flicker of motion from deep inside the open bell-tower."
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