English

The Clock Tower, popularly called Big Ben

Proper noun

Big Ben

1. The hour bell in the Elizabeth Tower (formerly known as the Clock Tower), adjacent to the Houses of Parliament in London in the United Kingdom.
2. (by extension) 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.

Translations

Usage notes

• 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.

Anagrams

• ebbing

Portuguese

Proper noun

Big Ben m

1. Big Ben (the hour bell in London)