belfry

/'belfri/

Thân thiện

A large bell hangs in the old stone belfry.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building: A structure, often a tower, built to hold one or more large bells.
   • A room (often at the top of a tower) where bells are hung: The specific chamber or space within a tower where the bells are housed and from which they are rung.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The ancient stone belfry stood tall in the village square.
  • We climbed the narrow stairs to the belfry to see the historic bells.

Advanced Usage

• "To have bats in the belfry" (Idiom): To be crazy or eccentric; to have strange ideas.
  • He talks to his plants every day; some people think he has bats in the belfry.

Variants and Related Words

• Bell tower: A more general term for a tower containing bells, which may be attached to a building.
• Campanile (n): An Italian word for a freestanding bell tower, often associated with a church.

Synonyms

• Bell tower
• Campanile

Related Idioms

• "To have bats in the belfry": To be insane or very foolish.
  • Don't listen to his plan for a car made of cheese; he's got bats in the belfry.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a room (often at the top of a tower) where bells are hung
2. a bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building

Từ đồng nghĩa

• campanile