barbacan
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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So watchful and skilful were the besieged, that the greatest havoc had been made amongst the men employed in working the engines, and not yet had even the palisades and barbacan been successfully stormed.
From The Days of Bruce Vol 1 A Story from Scottish History by Grace Aguilar
The gateway is in imitation of the ancient barbacan, being a kind of outpost and flanked by towers, though evidently for mere ornament, instead of defence.
From The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon by Washington Irving
The sentinels could be seen upon the ramparts, standing like statues of stone, and showing no signs of life; while above the barbacan gate the watchman was at his post, motionless and asleep.
From The Story of Siegfried by James Baldwin
They stood directly before the arched barbacan, which formed the entrance to the court, and appeared waiting for the warder, to lower the drawbridge over the moat, for their exit.
From The Duke's Prize; a Story of Art and Heart in Florence by Maturin Murray Ballou
In the space of an hour the barbacan was broken down, and Godfrey's tower rested against the inner wall.
From Palestine or the Holy Land From the Earliest Period to the Present Time by Michael Russell
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