Look up: barbican

1. Barbican
   The gateway or outworks defending the drawbridge.
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2. barbican
   [n] - a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle)
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3. Barbican
   outwork defending the entrance to a castle. Often a walled passage projecting from the front of the gatehouse which had large spaces in the roof, or no roof at all, so that defenders could fire upon any attackers trapped inside. It often had its own doors, portcullis and drawbridge in addition to those in the main gatehouse.
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4. Barbican
   A passage to the entrance of a castle that projects forward of the main curtain wall, with walls to either side. This will force an attacking force into a small space and in an intended direction. The attackers can then be attacked from above and the sides. Examples are at Prudhoe and Alnwick castl...
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5. Barbican
   Advanced fortification work protecting the gateway of a city or castle.
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6. barbican
   barbacan noun a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle)
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7. Barbican
   • (n.) Alt. of Barbacan
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8. barbican
   (from the article `castle`) ...the gateways by drawbridges—i.e., bridges that could be drawn back or raised from the inner side in order to prevent the moats from being crossed. ...
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9. Barbican
   area in the City of London containing residential towers and Barbican Centre, a complex of theatres, halls, and cultural facilities. The London ... [1 related articles]
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10. Barbican
    HMS Barbican was a British Barricade Class boom defence vessel of 730 tons displacement launched in 1938. HMS Barbican had a top speed of 11.75 knots and carried a complement of 32. She was armed with a 3-inch anti-aircraft gun.
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11. barbican
    fortified outwork defending the gate of a castle or town
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12. Barbican
    A barbican is a tower or advanced work defending the entrance to a castle or city, for example at a gate or bridge. It was often large and strong, having a ditch and drawbridge of its own. The term barbican was also applied to an opening in the wall of a fortress, through which missiles were discharged upon an enemy.
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13. Barbican
    A `barbican`, from medieval Latin barbecana, signifying the "outer fortification of a city or castle," with cognates in the Romance languages (perhaps deriving ultimately from Arabic or Persian cf. bab-khanah "gate-house" and "towered gateway" or from the ...
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