CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Belfry

The belfry is a structure enclosing bells for ringing as part of a building, usually as part of a bell tower or steeple. It can also refer to the entire ...

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1. a bell tower; especially : one surmounting or attached to another structure. 2. a room or framework for enclosing a bell. 3. head.

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Belfry, bell tower, either attached to a structure or freestanding. More specifically, it is the section of such a tower where bells hang.

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A wooden tower, usually movable, used in the middle ages in besieging fortifications. Probably, in its simplest form, it was a mere shed or pent-house.

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a bell tower, either attached to a church or other building or standing apart. the part of a steeple or other structure in which a bell is hung.

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The upper part of the tower or steeple of a church, for the reception of the bells; or a detached tower containing bells, as the campanile of the Italians.

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1. a movable tower used in ancient warfare for attacking walled positions 2. a bell tower, esp. one that is part of a building, placed at the top.

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A belfry is a wooden structure usually made of oak, which sits inside the bell chamber and supports the bells. In principle, a belfry has no connection ...

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The upper part of the tower or steeple of a church, for the reception of the bells; or a detached tower containing bells, as the campanile of the Italians.

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A bell tower may also in some traditions be called a belfry, though this term may also refer specifically to the substructure that houses the bells and the ...

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