barbacan

American  

[bahr-buh-kuhn] / ˈbɑr bə kən /

noun

1. barbican.

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Example Sentences

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.

From Itinerary of Provence and the Rhone Made During the Year 1819 by Hughes, John

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 Ballou, Maturin Murray

A band of picked men, under an experienced officer, threw themselves into the barbacan, determined to defend it to the last.

From The Days of Bruce Vol 1 A Story from Scottish History by Aguilar, Grace

It was an old brick building that might have served as an outpost or barbacan to the Hall during the civil wars, when every gentleman's house was liable to become a fortress.

From Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey by Irving, Washington

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 Aguilar, Grace