churchbell
churchbell is the alternative form of church bell.
Meaning of church bell
Noun
church bell (plural church bells)
- A bell belonging to a church, usually housed in a tower or steeple, customarily rung before church services or for other occasions such as weddings.
- As we stood waiting for the departure time with the setting sun twinkling on the great brass dome of our 2-4-0, the sound of church bells was the only one apart from the measured tread of the guard slowly pacing towards his van, and, standing at an open window, I more than once heard the fireman's...1955 January, R. S. McNaught, “From the Severn to the Mersey by Great Western”, in Railway Magazine, page 19
Forms of churchbell
| plural | churchbells |
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Questions about churchbell
- What is churchbell the alternative form of?
- Churchbell is the alternative form of church bell.
Words near churchbell in the dictionary
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