Barbette
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /bɑːˈbɛt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Barbette is a noun meaning A mound of earth or a platform in a fortification, on which guns are mounted to fire over the parapet.
Meaning
A mound of earth or a platform in a fortification, on which guns are mounted to fire over the parapet.
More Meanings
- (nautical) The inside fixed trunk of a warship's gun-mounting, on which the turret revolves. It contains the hoists for shells and cordite from the shell-room and magazine.
Example Sentences
Cleverly camouflaged with grey felt, which exactly matched the colour of the walls, it led upwards to a barbette, or platform, perched beside the gate.
The belted cruiser Pamiat Azova or Remembrance of Azoff, is 377 feet long. She is an improved Dmitri Dontskoi, and carries her two 8-inch guns in sponsoned barbettes on either broadside
Word Forms
- barbettes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include rampart, banquette, barbican, terreplein, barpost, nest.
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