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.
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