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Barbican

noun
1.
A tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle).  Synonym: barbacan.





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"Barbican" Quotes from Famous Books



... scheme and plan With better skill than so; Touch not this dear old barbican, Nor dare to ...
— My Life as an Author • Martin Farquhar Tupper
... ye, cause the town of Doncaster to be inclosed with hertstone and pale, according as the ditch that is made doth require; and that ye make a light brecost or barbican upon the bridge, ...
— Notes and Queries, Number 195, July 23, 1853 • Various


Words linked to "Barbican" :   tower, barbacan


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