ˈLiberty ˌBell, the BrE AmE
a bell, kept in Philadelphia, in the US state of Pennsylvania, which was rung on July 8th, 1776, during the ↑ American Revolutionary War to tell people of the ↑ Declaration of Independence from Britain. Because of this, the bell became a ↑ symbol of liberty for the US. In 1846 it cracked when it was rung to celebrate the birthday of George ↑ Washington , and it could not be repaired.