Bible Dictionaries
Belfry

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A room in a tower in which a bell is or may be hung; or a cupola or turret for the same purpose.

(2):

(n.) A bell tower, usually attached to a church or other building, but sometimes separate; a campanile.

(3):

(n.) The framing on which a bell is suspended.

(4):

(n.) A movable tower erected by besiegers for purposes of attack and defense.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Belfry'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/belfry.html. 1828.