answersLogoWhite

0

Usually a tower in a church with bell(s) in. It was/is used to inform people of events like weddings.

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

What does a belfry tower do?

It houses the bell that is used to summon the neighborhood/village.


What is another name for a bell tower?

Belfry


What is a bell tower?

A bell tower is a tower in which a bell or set of bells is hung - especially a belfry.


Is a belfry the same as a seige tower?

No, a belfry is not the same as a siege tower. A belfry is a structure that houses bells, typically found in churches or clock towers. In contrast, a siege tower is a mobile structure used in warfare to allow attackers to reach the walls of a fortified place, providing a platform for soldiers to assault the defenses. While both are architectural constructs, they serve very different purposes.


What is a high tower on a church is called what?

The Steeple. The belfry is where the bells are housed.


How many bells does the Belfry Tower have in Belgium 47 or 49?

47


What do you call the bell tower in a church starting with the letters be?

The word is belfry.


What did the Romans use on the siege tower to keep it from catching on fire?

They used wet animal hides on the front and both sides of the Belfry (or siege tower) to stop it from catching on fire. Hope this helps;-)


How does a Belfry Tower work?

It works by the bell at the top of the castle and rings and rings and rings.......


What is a belfry?

A belfry is an old word for what we typically call a bell tower. Both amount to the same thing: a tower or other location where you would find the building's bells. The most common way one hears the word is the idiom "Bats in the Belfry", which is an old idiom to indicate one's head is rather a mess and therefore the person is implied to be crazy (picture this; the bells start ringing, scaring the bats and causing them to panic; that bell tower is going to be quite hectic for a while).


What is the bell tower of a church called?

The main structure is a bell tower. Where the bells are housed at the very top of the bell tower is known as the belfry.


What is the meaning of bats in your belfry?

It is an idiomatic expression for "crazy" or of unsound mind. To have bats in the belfry means to suffer from delusions; to be insane. A belfry is a clock or bell tower. Belfry in this expression is used to mean the head, as in you have bats flying around in your empty head.