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 Aguilar, Grace
He blenches not! he blenches not!" said Rebecca; "I see him now: he leads a body of men close under the outer barrier of the barbacan.
From McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader by McGuffey, William Holmes
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
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
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 Irving, Washington
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