bell tower

noun

: a tower that supports or shelters a bell

Examples of bell tower in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The property was designed to reflect California’s Spanish mission heritage, complete with a copper roofed bell tower modeled after Mission Santa Barbara, according to PBS SoCal. — Dana Sauchelli, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026

A day earlier, not long before noon, Charles Whitman, a 25-year-old engineering student at the University of Texas, had taken an elevator and then a staircase to the observation deck of the school’s 28-story bell tower. — Bruce Handy, Air Mail, 1 Aug. 2026

In Pisa, Italy, construction began on a bell tower whose engineering flaws have drawn international fame for more than 800 years. — USA Today, 28 July 2026

Windows cornice the terracotta roofs of Rome, the city’s domes, bell towers and hidden courtyards. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 2 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1596, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bell tower

• airpower
• brainpower
• devour
• empower
• firepower
• horsepower
• manpower
• mayflower
• safflower
• sunflower
• wallflower
• watchtower