bell tower

noun

: a tower that supports or shelters a bell

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Colonial churches like Santa Rita stand watch over the glassy bay, their baroque bell towers mirrored in puddles left by high tide. Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025 The octagonal bell tower still stands, with the original school bell perched atop the cupola. Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025 Peruse the unusual looking St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church, which is all stone with a terra-cotta roof; visitors enter through the bell tower. Ashlea Halpern, AFAR Media, 1 Aug. 2025 The bell tower still belongs to the monks, who have lived on the island for more than a thousand years. Max Norman, New Yorker, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for bell tower

Word History

First Known Use

1596, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bell tower was in 1596

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“Bell tower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bell%20tower. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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