bell tower

noun

: a tower that supports or shelters a bell

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By 1783, the sect was calling itself the Society of Universal Friends; hundreds clamored to hear the Friend speak, and the society soon boasted multiple meetinghouses in Rhode Island and Connecticut, built in the Quaker mold, without steeples, bell towers, paintings, or murals. Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025 Think about a century's worth of dust and other things that have collected in the bell tower. Joe Holden, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025 Adams mentions one customer who collects only churches, creating an entire village of steeples and bell towers. Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2025 The first gateway completed was the carillon, or bell tower, at the intersection of Reading Road, Liberty Street, 14th Street and Interstate 471. Jeff Suess, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bell tower

Word History

First Known Use

1596, in the meaning defined above

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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 3 Jan. 2026.

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