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bell-gable

bell-gable noun: an element crowning the upper end of the wall of a church and in which a bell is hung, usually in lieu of a campanile or bell tower.

bell-gable: an element crowning the upper end of the wall of a church and in which a bell is hung, usually in...
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Noun

bell-gable (plural bell-gables)

  1. An element crowning the upper end of the wall of a church and in which a bell is hung, usually in lieu of a campanile or bell tower.

Forms of bell-gable

pluralbell-gables
alternative formbell gable

Origin of bell-gable

From bell + gable.

Questions about bell-gable

What does bell-gable mean?
Bell-gable means an element crowning the upper end of the wall of a church and in which a bell is hung, usually in lieu of a campanile or bell tower.
What part of speech is bell-gable?
Bell-gable is a noun.
What is the plural of bell-gable?
The plural of bell-gable is bell-gables.

Words near bell-gable in the dictionary

  1. bell-end
  2. bell-ends
  3. bell-faced
  4. bell-founder
  5. bell-founders
  6. bell-gable
  7. bell-gables
  8. bell-horse
  9. bell-horses
  10. Bell-Kochen-Specker theorem
  11. Bell-Krupp process

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