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bell end

bell end noun: the flanged end of a pipe. Also the alternative spelling of bell-end.

Noun

bell end (plural bell ends)

  1. The flanged end of a pipe
    • To make a storage place for a watering hose, bury a length of wide pipe bell end up.1948 October, Popular Science, page 237
  2. The protective device around the valve of a gas cylinder
  3. The end of an internal combustion engine that has the bell housing and by extension that end of the crankshaft

Proper noun capitalized: Bell End

Bell End

  1. A village in Belbroughton civil parish, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO938773).

Also used as

bell end is also the alternative spelling of bell-end.

Forms of bell end

pluralbell ends

Questions about bell end

What does bell end mean?
Bell end means the flanged end of a pipe.
What part of speech is bell end?
Bell end can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of bell end?
The plural of bell end is bell ends.

Words near bell end in the dictionary

  1. bell curve gods
  2. bell curves
  3. bell deck
  4. bell decks
  5. Bell doctrine
  6. bell end
  7. bell ends
  8. bell founder
  9. bell founders
  10. bell frog
  11. bell frogs

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