Associations to the word «Barbette»
Noun
- Turret
- Armour
- Bulkhead
- Superstructure
- Armament
- Armor
- Thickness
- Battery
- Mounting
- Parapet
- Inch
- Thick
- Caliber
- Battleship
- Millimeter
- Gun
- Kc
- Deck
- Breech
- Belt
- M1
- Pounder
- Carriage
- Pear
- Mm
- Casing
- Draught
- Batterie
- Howitzer
- Thinner
- Torpedo
- Bulge
- Rear
- Ammunition
- Tread
- Aa
- Displacement
- Stern
- Citadel
- Firing
- Kw
- Forward
- Hood
- Upper
- Sovereign
- Lighter
- Overall
- Mk
- Ordnance
- Maximum
- Cannon
- Hull
- Armstrong
- Turbine
- Hangar
- Complement
- Tower
- Ton
- En
- Ship
- Mount
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
BARBETTE, noun. A mound of earth or a platform in a fortification, on which guns are mounted to fire over the parapet.
BARBETTE, noun. (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.
Dictionary definition
BARBETTE, noun. (formerly) a mound of earth inside a fort from which heavy gun can be fired over the parapet.
Wise words
The chief difference between words and deeds is that words
are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds
can be done only for God.