bell tower

noun

: a tower that supports or shelters a bell

Examples of bell tower in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Designed by architect Henry Schlacks and erected more than a century ago, the Renaissance-style structure includes a front balcony, bell towers, sweeping archways and 20 wooden doors, each 11 feet tall. — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

Video of the 143-year-old building in flames, its bell tower collapsing, spread widely online over the weekend. — Tom Nouvian, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

In the southwestern town of Limoges, the city hall’s 19th-century bell tower crumbled under a mass of flames. — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2026

Before its condo conversion, the 1912 doorman building, with its unique bell tower, had been a commercial showroom, primarily for light fixtures. — Joyce Cohen, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1596, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bell tower

• airpower
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• devour
• empower
• firepower
• horsepower
• manpower
• mayflower
• safflower
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