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noun
- the bell in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament in London, England.
noun
- the bell in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament, London
- the clock in this tower
- the tower
clock in the Parliament tower in London, generally said to have been named for Sir Benjamin Hall (1802-1867), first Chief Commissioner of Works, under whose supervision the bell was cast.
The popular name for the huge clock mounted in a tower near the meeting place of the British Parliament in London. Big Ben strikes the quarter-hour with the familiar Westminster chimes.