campana
Bronze ringing instrument
Campana is Spanish and Italian for bell, appearing in English primarily in proper names and specialized contexts.
In architecture, a campana is the bell-shaped body of a Corinthian capital.
The word occasionally appears in musical directions or descriptions of bell-like sounds.
Most English speakers encounter it as a surname or place name.
Wailing alert device
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- warningAlert about danger
fire · tocsin · signal · hazard · beacon · curfew · announcement · assembly
Melodic bell sound
knell · tinkle · resonate · reverberate · echo · vibrate · sonorous · sounding
bronze
Copper-tin alloy
chime · peal · carillon · belfry · steeple · cathedral · church · gong · knell · tintinnabulation
siren
Wailing alert device
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- alertWarning or watchfulness
warning · fire · tocsin · signal · hazard · beacon · curfew · announcement · assembly · danger
chime
Melodic bell sound
ding-dong · knell · tinkle · resonate · reverberate · echo · vibrate · sonorous · sounding · striking
medieval
Of the Middle Ages
artifact · antiquity · archaeology · inscription · heritage · monastery · foundry · colonial · romance · etymology
ritual
Ceremonial set of actions
- processionFormal moving line
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
liturgy · sanctuary · worship · devotion · reverence · consecration · vespers · matins · summoning · congregation