barbette
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noun
1.
(within a fortification) a platform or mound of earth from which guns may be fired over the parapet instead of through embrasures.
2.
Navy. an armored cylinder for protecting the lower part of a turret on a warship.
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| 1. | (formerly) an earthen platform inside a parapet, from which heavy guns could fire over the top |
| 2. | an armoured cylinder below a turret on a warship that protects the revolving structure and foundation of the turret |
| [C18: from French, diminutive of barbe a nun's | |
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Example sentences
The work during this period consisted mostly of remodeling the existing barbette batteries rather than new construction.
These fortifications are about a mile apart, and have two or three barbette guns bearing on the bridge-heads.
Instead, the military opted for a more economic alternative by building several barbette batteries.
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