BIG BEN


Meaning of BIG BEN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈben ]

noun

Etymology: Sir Benjamin Hall died 1867 English Chief Commissioner of Works

Date: 1859

1. : a large bell in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament in London

2. : the tower that houses Big Ben ; also : the clock in the tower

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.