bartizan
a small overhanging turret on a wall or tower.
Origin of bartizan
1Other words from bartizan
- bar·ti·zaned [bahr-tuh-zuhnd, bahr-tuh-zand], /ˈbɑr tə zənd, ˌbɑr təˈzænd/, adjective
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How to use bartizan in a sentence
The next he was upon the beam, dragging himself toward the window of the bartizan just above.
Otto of the Silver Hand | Howard PyleAccording to an old print, it terminated with a large battlement, and bartizan towers at the angles.
Architectural Antiquities of Normandy | John Sell Cotmanbartizan, an overhanging wall-mounted turret projecting from the walls of ancient fortifications.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia | Edited by Rev. James WoodSome brooding spirit of the past might have been peering out at them from the watchman's wicket in the bartizan above.
The White Blackbird | Hudson Douglas
British Dictionary definitions for bartizan
/ (ˈbɑːtɪzən, ˌbɑːtɪˈzæn) /
a small turret projecting from a wall, parapet, or tower
Origin of bartizan
1Derived forms of bartizan
- bartizaned (ˈbɑːtɪzənd, ˌbɑːtɪˈzænd), adjective
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