Belfry

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Belfry \Bel"fry\, n. [OE. berfray movable tower used in sieges,
     OF. berfreit, berfroit, F. beffroi, fr. MHG. bervrit,
     bercvrit, G. bergfriede, fr. MHG. bergen to protect (G.
     bergen to conceal) + vride peace, protection, G. friede
     peace; in compounds often taken in the sense of security, or
     place of security; orig. therefore a place affording


     security. G. friede is akin to E. free. See {Burg}, and
     {Free}.]
     1. (Mil. Antiq.) A movable tower erected by besiegers for
        purposes of attack and defense.
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     2. A bell tower, usually attached to a church or other
        building, but sometimes separate; a campanile.
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     3. A room in a tower in which a bell is or may be hung; or a
        cupola or turret for the same purpose.
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     4. (Naut.) The framing on which a bell is suspended.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  belfry
       n 1: a bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building
            [syn: {campanile}]
       2: a room (often at the top of a tower) where bells are hung

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  48 Moby Thesaurus words for "belfry":
     antenna tower, barbican, bean, bell tower, campanile, carillon,
     colossus, column, conk, cupola, derrick, dome, fire tower, head,
     headpiece, lantern, lighthouse, martello, martello tower, mast,
     minaret, monument, noddle, noggin, noodle, obelisk,
     observation tower, pagoda, pilaster, pillar, pinnacle, pole, poll,
     pylon, pyramid, shaft, skyscraper, spire, standpipe, steeple,
     stupa, television mast, tope, tour, tower, turret, water tower,
     windmill tower
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Belfry, KY
    Zip code(s): 41514
  Belfry, MT
    Zip code(s): 59008

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Belfry, MT -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Montana
     Population (2000):    219
     Housing Units (2000): 119
     Land area (2000):     1.902815 sq. miles (4.928268 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1.902815 sq. miles (4.928268 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            04900
     Located within:       Montana (MT), FIPS 30
     Location:             45.141506 N, 109.007779 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     59008
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Belfry, MT
      Belfry