See belfry on Wiktionary
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"word": "攻城塔"
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"alt": "しょうろう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shōrō",
"sense": "part of a large tower or steeple, specifically for containing bells",
"word": "鐘楼"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "part of a large tower or steeple, specifically for containing bells",
"word": "pourewa pere"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "part of a large tower or steeple, specifically for containing bells",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "klokkerom"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "part of a large tower or steeple, specifically for containing bells",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "klokkerom"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "part of a large tower or steeple, specifically for containing bells",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "campanário"
},
{
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "part of a large tower or steeple, specifically for containing bells",
"tags": [
"Rumantsch-Grischun",
"Surmiran",
"Sursilvan",
"Sutsilvan",
"masculine"
],
"word": "clutger"
},
{
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "part of a large tower or steeple, specifically for containing bells",
"tags": [
"Puter",
"Vallander",
"masculine"
],
"word": "clucher"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "part of a large tower or steeple, specifically for containing bells",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "campanario"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "part of a large tower or steeple, specifically for containing bells",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "espadaña"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "part of a large tower or steeple, specifically for containing bells",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "campanil"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "part of a large tower or steeple, specifically for containing bells",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "clochel"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "part of a large tower or steeple, specifically for containing bells",
"word": "batingawan"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "obsadna kula",
"sense": "moveable tower used in sieges",
"word": "обсадна кула"
},
{
"code": "zh",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "moveable tower used in sieges",
"word": "攻城塔"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "moveable tower used in sieges",
"word": "piiritystorni"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "moveable tower used in sieges",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "beffroi"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "moveable tower used in sieges",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Belagerungsturm"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "nabljudatelna kula",
"sense": "watchtower containing an alarm-bell",
"word": "наблюдателна кула"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "watchtower containing an alarm-bell",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "belfort"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "watchtower containing an alarm-bell",
"word": "kellotorni"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "watchtower containing an alarm-bell",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "beffroi"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "watchtower containing an alarm-bell",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Bergfried"
}
],
"word": "belfry"
}
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