belfry

English - Turkish

Definition of belfry in English Turkish dictionary

{i} çan kulesi

Yarasasız çan kulesi olamaz. - How can you have a belfry without bats?

çanın üzerine asıldığı tahta iskele

çan kule

Yarasasız çan kulesi olamaz. - How can you have a belfry without bats?

{i} çan kulesi sahanlığı

Related Terms

have bats in the belfry

Bir tahtası eksik olmak, kafadan kontak olmak

have bats in the belfry

k. dili bir tahtası eksik olmak, kafadan kontak olmak

he has bats in the belfry

diye aklından zoru var

have bats in the belfry

kafayı yemek

have bats in the belfry

aklından zoru olmak

have bats in the belfry

kafayı üşütmek

English - English

Definition of belfry in English English dictionary

A moveable tower used in sieges

A part of a large tower or steeple, specifically for containing bells

From the belfries far and near the funereal deathbell tolled unceasingly while all around the gloomy precincts rolled the ominous warning of a hundred muffled drums punctuated by the hollow booming of pieces of ordnance.

A tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church

A shed

An alarm-tower; a watchtower containing an alarm-bell

{n} a place where bells hang and are rung

a room (often at the top of a tower) where bells are hung

Rooftop bell tower curved like the lower portion of a bell

A room in a tower in which a bell is or may be hung; or a cupola or turret for the same purpose

a bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building

{i} bell tower of a church; room where bells are hung; (Slang) mind; head

A movable tower erected by besiegers for purposes of attack and defense

A bell tower, usually attached to a church or other building, but sometimes separate; a campanile

The belfry of a church is the top part of its tower, where the bells are. belfries a tower for a bell, especially on a church. Bell tower, either freestanding or attached to another structure. More particularly it refers to the room, usually at the top of such a tower, where the bells and their supporting timberwork are hung. The belfry is a prominent feature of Belgian Gothic architecture, especially in Flanders. The Halles (Market Hall) and belfry in Brugge (late 13th century) is a typical example. The term derives from the medieval siege tower (berfrei), a tall wooden structure that could be rolled up to a fortification wall so that the warriors hidden inside could storm the battlements

The chamber or tower where the bell is hung, whether free-standing or attached to the church

The framing on which a bell is suspended

the upper storey of a tower where bells are hung, or a special purpose building for the hanging of bells

An angular or curved projection of a building front filled by fenestration If curved, also called a bow window; if on an upper floor only, called an oriel or oriel window

Related Terms

have bats in one's belfry

To be crazy or eccentric

You would certainly take the prize for bats in the belfry!--flying off on a wild-goose chase across a country where even the geese need a compass to keep to the course.

belfries

plural of belfry

have bats in one's belfry

be insane, be mad, be crazy

Hyphenation

bel·fry

Turkish pronunciation

belfri

Synonyms

bell tower, campanile, carillon, clocher, cupola, dome, head, minaret, spire, steeple, turret

Pronunciation

/ˈbelfrē/ /ˈbɛlfriː/

Etymology

[ 'bel-frE ] (noun.) 15th century. From Old French berfrey (changed to have an l by association with bell), from Middle High German in Online Etymology dictionary in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913 bërcvrit / bërvrit and languages with loanwords from the Middle High German word, in Benecke's Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch , possibly from late Latin berefredus, borrowed from Germanic *bergfrid.