bell-gable

noun

An element crowning the upper end of the wall of a church and in which a bell is hung, usually in lieu of a campanile or bell tower.

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Meanings

nounbell-gable (plural bell-gables)

plural bell-gables · alternative bell gable

  1. architectureAn element crowning the upper end of the wall of a church and in which a bell is hung, usually in lieu of a campanile or bell tower.

Origin

From bell + gable.

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Translations

Basque kanpai-horma
  • kanpai-hormaan architectural element
Catalan espadanya, campanar de cadireta
  • espadanyaan architectural element
  • campanar de cadiretaan architectural element
  • campanar de paretan architectural element
Dutch klokkengevel
  • klokkengevelan architectural element
Esperanto sonorilmuro
  • sonorilmuroan architectural element
French clocher-mur
  • clocher-muran architectural element
German Glockengiebel
  • Glockengiebelan architectural element
Italian campanile a vela
  • campanile a velaan architectural element
Polish dzwonnica parawanowa
  • dzwonnica parawanowaan architectural element
Romanian zvoniță
  • zvonițăan architectural element
Russian зво́нница
  • зво́нница (zvónnica)an architectural element
Spanish espadaña
  • espadañaan architectural element
Swedish klockgavel
  • klockgavelan architectural element
Ukrainian ши́рмова дзвіниця
  • ши́рмова дзвіниця (šýrmova dzvinycja)an architectural element
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APA

bell-gable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bell-gable

MLA

“bell-gable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bell-gable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bell-gable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bell-gable.

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