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Barbacan

noun
1.
A tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle).  Synonym: barbican.






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"Barbacan" Quotes from Famous Books



... of the ruined faubourg of St. Sever was under the command of John Holland, Earl of Huntingdon, whose business it was to guard the barbacan, or fortress at the south end of the bridge, and to keep up the English communications with the south of Normandy. To do this he had a numerous staff of lieutenants, Sir Gilbert d'Umfreville, Lord John Nevill, ...
— The Story of Rouen • Sir Theodore Andrea Cook



Words linked to "Barbacan" :   barbican, tower



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