1
: a large bell in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament in London
2
: the tower that houses Big Ben
also
: the clock in the tower
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With a 40-foot diameter, the Colgate clock is not quite the biggest in the U.S. (that would be the Duquesne Brewery Clock in Pittsburgh), though its clock face is larger than the one on London's iconic Big Ben.
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Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 4 July 2025
Restaurants Big Ben British Restaurant & Pub, 1535 Elizabeth Ave.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2025
Recently, the account has gone viral for embracing an ongoing fictional romance with London's Big Ben.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
London has its fair share of landmarks befitting of a refrigerator magnet (Big Ben, Tower Bridge, and Buckingham Palace, to name a few).
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 26 May 2025
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Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 4 July 2025
Restaurants Big Ben British Restaurant & Pub, 1535 Elizabeth Ave.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2025
Recently, the account has gone viral for embracing an ongoing fictional romance with London's Big Ben.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
London has its fair share of landmarks befitting of a refrigerator magnet (Big Ben, Tower Bridge, and Buckingham Palace, to name a few).
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 26 May 2025
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“Big Ben.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Big%20Ben. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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