Associations to the word «Barbette»
Noun
- Fortification
- Heavy
- Shaft
- Shell
- Bow
- Beam
- Tube
- Side
- Cruiser
- Quick
- Roof
- Machinery
- Ft
- Fort
- Plate
- Mortar
- Rue
- Specification
- Front
- Shield
- Pair
- Angle
- Dimension
- Hatch
- Cm
- Tier
- Protection
- Illusion
- Load
- Knot
- Fire
- Arrangement
- Arc
- Weight
- Defence
- Installation
- Diameter
- Burst
- Six
- Stanley
- Portion
- Sister
- Face
- Barrel
- Navy
- Length
- Scheme
- Harbor
- Aircraft
- Lion
- Design
- Platform
- Stem
- Standard
- Weapon
Adjective
Verb
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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