barbette
noun
(within a fortification) a platform or mound of earth from which guns may be fired over the parapet instead of through embrasures.
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barbette
1 American
[bahr-bet]
/ bɑrˈbɛt /
noun
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(within a fortification) a platform or mound of earth from which guns may be fired over the parapet instead of through embrasures.
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Navy. an armored cylinder for protecting the lower part of a turret on a warship.
Barbette
2
American
[bahr-bet]
/ bɑrˈbɛt /
noun
barbette
British
/ bɑːˈbɛt /
noun
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(formerly) an earthen platform inside a parapet, from which heavy guns could fire over the top
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an armoured cylinder below a turret on a warship that protects the revolving structure and foundation of the turret
Etymology
Origin of barbette
1765–75; < French, equivalent to barbe beard + -ette -ette, probably from the general metaphorical use of barbe for something which protrudes or faces outward
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Last came the ample habit-coat of heavy cloth, topped by a linen rochet and a stiffly starched barbette of cambric .
From Time Magazine Archive
It was surrounded by low walls, on which were mounted some small guns en barbette.
From Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States by Semmes, Raphael
It was a parallelogram, and mounted barbette guns only.
From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Drake, Samuel Adams
Inside this tube, which revolves with the gun platform, are "lifts," which hoist the shells up to the barbette.
From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 2 (of 10) From the Battle of Mons to the Fall of Antwerp. by Parrott, James Edward
The cannon were well mounted, and placed in barbette and embrasure.
From Martyria or Andersonville Prison by Hamlin, Augustus C.
There was also the matter of raising a family, and Barbette said L.A. felt like the natural place to do that.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2020
“I don’t think he missed one summer,” said Barbette, who worked at the festival as an apprentice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2020
“He got involved with a whole bunch of really awesome people out here who were doing exciting TV work,” remembered Barbette, his wife of 28 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2020
Parisian-influenced restaurant Barbette is closed in West Hollywood after a year in business.
From Los Angeles Times
"Bastringuette has a cousin who lives Rue Barbette way; perhaps she's gone to see her."
From San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams by Kock, Charles Paul de
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