Phrase guide

bell tower

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈbɛlˌtaʊ.ə(ɹ)/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a tower that supports or shelters a bell

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: tower

Narrower terms: campanile, belfry

History

Etymology

From bell + tower.

Across languages

Translations

51 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: զանգակատուն (zangakatun) — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • Breton: kloc'hdi — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • Catalan: campanar — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • Catalan: campanil — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • Chinese Cantonese: 鐘樓 /钟楼 (zung1 lau4) — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鍾塔 /钟塔 (zhōngtǎ) — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鐘樓 /钟楼 (zhōnglóu) — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • Danish: klokketårn — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • Esperanto: sonorilturo — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • Finnish: kellotapuli — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • French: beffroi — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • French: clocher — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • Friulian: cjampanîli — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • Friulian: cjampanili — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • Friulian: cjampanîl — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • Friulian: cjampanil — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • Gallurese: campanili — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • German: Glockenturm — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • Greek: καμπαναριό (kampanarió) — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • Hindi: घंटाघर (ghaṇṭāghar) — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • Hungarian: harangtorony — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • Irish: clogás — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • Irish: cloigtheach — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • Istriot: canpaneîl — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • Istriot: canpanèil — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • Italian: campanile — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • Korean: 종탑 (jongtap) — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • Norwegian Bokmål: klokketårn — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: klokketårn — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • Pannonian Rusyn: дзвонїца (dzvonjica) — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • Polish: dzwonnica — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • Portuguese: torre sineira — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • Romansh: clutger — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • Romansh: clucher — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • Russian: колоко́льня (kolokólʹnja) — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • Campidanese Sardinian: campanili — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • Sassarese: campaniri — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • Spanish: campanario — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • Spanish: clochel — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • Spanish: campanil — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • Spanish: espadaña — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • Swahili: mnara wa kengele — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • Swedish: klocktorn — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • Thai: หอระฆัง (hɔ̌ɔ-rá-kang) — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • Ottoman Turkish: چاكلق (çañlık) — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • Ukrainian: дзвіни́ця (dzvinýcja) — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • Venetan: canpanil — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • Venetan: canpanile — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • Venetan: canpanièl — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • Venetan: canpaniłe — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry
  • Welsh: clochdy — tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry