barbette
noun
(within a fortification) a platform or mound of earth from which guns may be fired over the parapet instead of through embrasures.
barbette
1 American
[bahr-bet]
/ bɑrˈbɛt /
noun
-
(within a fortification) a platform or mound of earth from which guns may be fired over the parapet instead of through embrasures.
-
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
-
(formerly) an earthen platform inside a parapet, from which heavy guns could fire over the top
-
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
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
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
Meanwhile the officer in command of the barbette calls out, "Stand by for No. 2 gun."
From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 2 (of 10) From the Battle of Mons to the Fall of Antwerp. by James Edward Parrott
The Mikasa opened the ball by firing a sighting shot from one of the 12-inch guns in her fore barbette, and at the same moment the Russian ships were seen to be getting under way.
From Under the Ensign of the Rising Sun A Story of the Russo-Japanese War by Savile Lumley
Presently a telephone bell rings, and a voice is heard asking "if it takes a week for the barbette to get ready for action."
From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 2 (of 10) From the Battle of Mons to the Fall of Antwerp. by James Edward Parrott
Almost at the outset he had carelessly taken a position that brought him within the danger arc of the blast from his own big barbette guns.
From Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima by John Richard Hale
Hunt is survived by Barbette and their children Max Hunt, Daisy Hunt and Amy Hunt, as well as his brother George Hunt.
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
“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
Barbette Tweed's Cordelia is appropriately sweet and good; Patricia Elliott as Regan and Marilyn Lightstone as Goneril are properly serpentine.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the neighbourhood of the Porte St. Martin there is a street known as the Rue Barbette.
From The Albert Gate Mystery Being Further Adventures of Reginald Brett, Barrister Detective by Louis Tracy
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a wordDefinitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
