BELFRY


Meaning of BELFRY in English

n. (pl. -ies)

1. a bell tower or steeple housing bells, esp. forming part of a church.

2 a space for hanging bells in a church tower.

Phrases and idioms:

bats in the belfry see BAT(2).

Etymology: ME f. OF berfrei f. Frank.: altered by assoc. with bell

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.