English Explanatory Dictionary

barbette

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mound of earth or a platform in a fortification, on which guns are mounted to fire over the parapet.
  2. 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.

Pronunciation

/bɑːˈbɛt/

Word forms

barbette barbettes

Etymology

Borrowed from French barbette.

Derived words

barbette carriage barbette gun en barbette in barbette
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