Big Ben
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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Clock_Tower_-_Palace_of_Westminster%2C_London_-_September_2006.jpg/220px-Clock_Tower_-_Palace_of_Westminster%2C_London_-_September_2006.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]Disputed, possibly after Sir Benjamin Hall, who oversaw the installation of the Great Bell, or after English boxer Ben Caunt.
Proper noun
[edit]- The hour bell in the Elizabeth Tower (formerly known as the Clock Tower), adjacent to the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London, United Kingdom.
- (by metonymy) The clock tower itself.
- 2015, Dorothea Benton Frank, Carolina Girls:
- He pulled up his sleeve and there on his scrawny arm hung a Rolex the size of Big Ben.
Usage notes
[edit]- The name Big Ben officially refers to the bell, but is almost invariably used to refer to the London landmark itself. The landmark is officially called Elizabeth Tower.
Synonyms
[edit]- (clock): Great Clock
Translations
[edit]the hour bell in London
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Anagrams
[edit]German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English Big Ben.
Proper noun
[edit]Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unadapted borrowing from English Big Ben.
Proper noun
[edit]- Big Ben (the hour bell in London)
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English Big Ben.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Big Ben m
- Big Ben (the hour bell in London)
- (by extension) Big Ben (the clocktower itself)
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