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Barbican

Barbican Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Barbican? [n] a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle) Synonyms \| Synonyms for Barbican: barbacan Related Terms \| Find terms related to Barbican: abatis \| advanced work \| antenna tower \| balistraria \| bank \| banquette \| barbed-wire entanglement \| barricade \| barrier \| bartizan \| bastion \| battlement \| belfry \| bell tower \| breastwork \| bulwark \| campanile \| casemate \| cheval-de-frise \| circumvallation \| colossus \| column \| contravallation \| counterscarp \| cupola \| curtain \| demibastion \| derrick \| dike \| dome \| drawbridge \| earthwork \| enclosure \| entanglement \| escarp \| escarpment \| fence \| fieldwork \| fire tower \| fortalice \| fortification \| glacis \| lantern \| lighthouse \| loophole \| lunette \| machicolation \| mantelet \| martello \| martello tower \| mast \| merlon \| minaret \| monument \| mound \| obelisk \| observation tower \| outwork \| pagoda \| palisade \| parados \| parapet \| pilaster \| pillar \| pinnacle \| pole \| portcullis \| postern gate \| pylon \| pyramid \| rampart \| ravelin \| redan \| redoubt \| sally port \| scarp \| sconce \| shaft \| skyscraper \| spire \| standpipe \| steeple \| stockade \| stupa \| television mast \| tenaille \| tope \| tour \| tower \| turret \| vallation \| vallum \| water tower \| windmill tower \| work See Also \| tower Barbican In Webster's Dictionary \Bar"bican\, Barbacan \Bar"bacan\, n. [OE. barbican, barbecan, F. barbacane, LL. barbacana, barbicana, of uncertain origin: cf. Ar. barbakh aqueduct, sewer. F. barbacane also means, an opening to let out water, loophole.] 1. (Fort.) A tower or advanced work defending the entrance to a castle or city, as at a gate or bridge. It was often large and strong, having a ditch and drawbridge of its own. 2. An opening in the wall of a fortress, through which missiles were discharged upon an enemy.

Barbican Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Barbican?

[n] a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Barbican: barbacan

See Also | tower

Barbican In Webster's Dictionary

\Bar"bi*can\, Barbacan \Bar"ba*can\, n. [OE. barbican,
barbecan, F. barbacane, LL. barbacana, barbicana, of
uncertain origin: cf. Ar. barbakh aqueduct, sewer. F.
barbacane also means, an opening to let out water, loophole.]
1. (Fort.) A tower or advanced work defending the entrance to
   a castle or city, as at a gate or bridge. It was often
   large and strong, having a ditch and drawbridge of its
   own.

2. An opening in the wall of a fortress, through which
   missiles were discharged upon an enemy.

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