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belfry

[bel-free] / ˈbɛl fri /


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The chapel, whose unusual design includes three spires, two steeples, a belfry and separate sanctuaries for Catholics and Protestants, has been locked and left to decay since being damaged in the 1971 Sylmar earthquake.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Even the minaret is buried in the belfry of the church.

From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2022

The church is scarred by rockets and shells, but the golden dome above its blasted belfry still gleams in the fading autumn light.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2022

The congregation was founded in 1840 and the church building, with its roofed belfry and tall windows, was dedicated in 1871.

From Washington Post • Mar. 28, 2021

It was three o’clock; the church bell tolled as I passed under the belfry: the charm of the hour lay in its approaching dimness, in the low-gliding and pale-beaming sun.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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