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Glockenturm

bell tower

noun GLOK-en-toorm Rare
Travel & Places Landmarks

Origin: from Glocke, bell, plus Turm

Also means

campanile

Usage Note

Glockenturm is masculine, plural Glockentürme. It houses a church's bells and may stand free of the nave; the bell chamber inside a steeple is the Glockenstube.

Examples

"Der Glockenturm läutet jeden Sonntag um neun."

Natural Translation

The bell tower rings every Sunday at nine.

Literal Translation

The bell-tower rings every Sunday at nine.

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