belfry

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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
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
belfry

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    /ˈbelfrē/ /ˈbɛlfriː/

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    [ '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.