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bell tower

/ˈbɛlˌtaʊ.ə(ɹ)/

bell tower noun: a tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry.

bell tower: a tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
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Noun

bell tower (plural bell towers)

  1. A tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry.
    Synonyms:
    bellhouse

bell tower meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Thai

bell tower in Hindi

tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
घंटाघर ghaṇṭāghar

bell tower in Tamil

மணிக்கோபுரம்

bell tower in Thai

tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
หอระฆัง hɔ̌ɔ-rá-kang

Synonyms of bell tower

Forms of bell tower

pluralbell towers
alternative formbelltower

Origin of bell tower

From bell + tower.

Questions about bell tower

What does bell tower mean?
Bell tower means a tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry.
What is bell tower in Hindi?
Bell tower in Hindi is घंटाघर (ghaṇṭāghar). See Bell tower meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is bell tower?
Bell tower is a noun.
How do you pronounce bell tower?
Bell tower is pronounced /ˈbɛlˌtaʊ.ə(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of bell tower?
The plural of bell tower is bell towers.

Words near bell tower in the dictionary

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  2. Bell states
  3. bell tent
  4. bell tents
  5. bell the cat
  6. bell tower
  7. bell towers
  8. bell trap
  9. bell traps
  10. bell tree
  11. bell trees

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bell tower (page history and authors); bell tower (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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