BELFRY
Dictionary entry overview: What does belfry mean?
• BELFRY (noun)
The noun BELFRY has 2 senses:
1. a bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building
2. a room (often at the top of a tower) where bells are hung
Familiarity information: BELFRY used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BELFRY (noun)
Meaning:
A bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
belfry; campanile
Hypernyms ("belfry" is a kind of...):
bell tower (a tower that supports or shelters a bell)
Instance hyponyms:
Leaning Tower; Leaning Tower of Pisa (a tall round marble campanile in Pisa that is not perpendicular; construction was begun in 1174)
Meaning:
A room (often at the top of a tower) where bells are hung
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("belfry" is a kind of...):
room (an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling)
Holonyms ("belfry" is a part of...):
bell tower (a tower that supports or shelters a bell)
