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
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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
Example Sentences
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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 a parallelogram, and mounted barbette guns only.
From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Samuel Adams Drake
The Empress of India and two other barbette ships of her class in the English navy have a displacement of 14,150 tons, and the last built Cunarder, the Lucania, exceeds 13,000 tons.
From Asiatic Breezes Students on The Wing by Oliver Optic
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 Raphael Semmes
He moved his piece from its first position en barbette on the right of the fort, to an embrasure that more effectually commanded the rebel advance.
From Campaign of Battery D, First Rhode Island light artillery. by Ezra Knight Parker
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
“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
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
Parisian-influenced restaurant Barbette is closed in West Hollywood after a year in business.
From Los Angeles Times
At last they reached Rue Barbette, and Sans-Cravate pointed out to his comrade a small fruit shop at some little distance.
From San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams by Charles Paul de Kock
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