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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The course, mostly flat, starts near Blackheath in Greenwich and goes along the River Thames, crossing the Tower Bridge, passing Big Ben and the London Eye and finishing in front of Buckingham Palace.
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Heard Island is 80 percent covered by ice and features a large massif, or compact group of mountains, called Big Ben that has an active volcano called Mawson Peak at its summit.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 3 Apr. 2025
The Australian Antarctic Program says the highest level of activity at Heard Island — which is dominated by an active volcano named Big Ben — happens during Australian Antarctic Science expeditions, which occur about every three years and last only a few months.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 3 Apr. 2025
Fireworks erupted over Westminster and Big Ben along the River Thames.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 1 Jan. 2025
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Heard Island is 80 percent covered by ice and features a large massif, or compact group of mountains, called Big Ben that has an active volcano called Mawson Peak at its summit.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 3 Apr. 2025
The Australian Antarctic Program says the highest level of activity at Heard Island — which is dominated by an active volcano named Big Ben — happens during Australian Antarctic Science expeditions, which occur about every three years and last only a few months.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 3 Apr. 2025
Fireworks erupted over Westminster and Big Ben along the River Thames.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Big Ben.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Big%20Ben. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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