belfry
(belfri )
Word forms: belfries
countable noun
The belfry of a church is the top part of its tower, where the bells are.
The priority we set was to save the two belfries.
Image of belfry
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Idioms:
have bats in the belfry [informal]
to be crazy
What maudlin nonsense! Don't say that to anyone else or they'll think you've got bats in the belfry.
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