barbacan
Americannoun
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Begun in the seventeenth century, when Florida was a province of Spain, it has turrets, ramparts, and bastions, a portcullis and barbacan, a moat and drawbridge.
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At the foot of one of these barren gray rocks, which, from its shape and perforation, exactly resembles the barbacan and gate of a castle, St. Remy is situated.
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The strife still continued within and without the barbacan, and ended without much advantage on either side.
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Before the main entrance of the outer wall was an outwork called the barbacan, which was a high wall surmounted by battlements and turrets, built to defend the gate and drawbridge.
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In the space of an hour the barbacan was broken down, and Godfrey's tower rested against the inner wall.
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