belfry : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: belfry	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for belfry
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
belfry n a bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building Synonym(s): campanile, belfry a room (often at the top of a tower) where bells are hung
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. 2. A bell tower, usually attached to a church or other building, but sometimes separate; a campanile. 3. A room in a tower in which a bell is or may be hung; or a cupola or turret for the same purpose. 4. (Naut.) The framing on which a bell is suspended.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Belfry, KY Zip code(s): 41514 Belfry, MT Zip code(s): 59008