church bell

collocation in English

meaningsofchurchandbell

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church
noun
uk
/tʃɜːtʃ/us
/tʃɝːtʃ/
a building for Christian ...
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bell
noun[C]
uk
/bel/us
/bel/
an electrical device that makes a ringing sound when you press ...
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(Definition ofchurchandbellfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofchurch bell

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I remember a picture which one used to see very often in the old days of men and women praying in the fields, while thechurchbellwas ringing.
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Before the completion of the tower, a wooden frame had been used to house thechurchbell.
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It was still called the wee bell ceremony suggesting a link with the ringing of thechurchbell.
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The top of the gable is shaped like achurchbell.
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It was a volunteer department that had to use achurchbellfor alarms, and had only ladders and leather buckets to fight fires.
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Examples of it could still be seen on the 1,000 year oldchurchbellof that town.
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It features a large off-center tower that houses thechurchbellin belfry and accommodates a large stairwell to the gallery.
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The amblem also contains achurchbelland a bishop's cross.
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The early years saw some moderate improvements: achurchbell, central heating, the iron fence and sidewalks on the grounds.
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This may have been a unique design innovation, possibly the first example of achurchbellbeing incorporated into an independent chapel.
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It started at 11:00am with the ringing of achurchbell.
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The thickness of achurchbellat its thickest part, called the sound bow, is usually one thirteenth its diameter.
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This architecture is highlighted in the old upper square (plateia) andchurchbelltower.
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The fourchurchbelltowers became the symbol of the town and island.
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The ceiling inside the church is shaped like the cross-section of achurchbell.
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The death knell or the tolling of thechurchbellis a popular practice among rural congregations.
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Thechurchbellis from the first half of the 15th century.
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In 1928 thechurchbelltower was demolished, in 1930 the church was closed and converted into a factory.
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