noun.
A movable wooden tower used in the middle ages in attacking fortified places.
noun.
A stationary tower near a fortified place, in which were stationed sentinels to watch the surrounding country and give notice of the approach of an enemy.
noun.
A bell-tower, generally attached to a church or other building, but sometimes standing apart as an independent structure.
noun.
That part of a steeple or other structure in which a bell is hung; particularly, the frame of timberwork which sustains the bell. See cut under bell-gable.
noun.
Nautical, the ornamental frame in which the ship's bell is hung.
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A shed used as a shelter for cattle or for farm implements or produce.