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Belfry vs Clocktower - What's the difference?

belfry | clocktower |

As nouns the difference between belfry and clocktower

is that belfry is a movable tower used in sieges while clocktower is an alternative spelling of clock tower.

belfry

English

Noun

(belfries)
  • (obsolete) A movable tower used in sieges.
  • (dialectal) A shed.
  • (obsolete) An alarm-tower; a watchtower containing an alarm-bell.
  • (architecture) A tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church.
  • (architecture) A part of a large tower or steeple, specifically for containing bells.
  • * Episode 12, The Cyclops
    • From the belfries far and near the funereal deathbell tolled unceasingly while all around the gloomy precincts rolled the ominous warning of a hundred muffled drums punctuated by the hollow booming of pieces of ordnance.

    Derived terms

    * have bats in one's belfry, have bats in the belfry

    References

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    clocktower

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)