Thesaurus: barbette

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1. n. A mound of earth or a platform in a fortification, on which guns are mounted to fire over the parapet.
2. n. (formerly) a mound of earth inside a fort from which heavy gun can be fired over the parapet
3. A mound of earth or a platform in a fortification, on which guns are mounted to fire over the parapet. En barbette, In barbette, said of guns when they are elevated so as to fire over the top of a parapet, and not through embrasures. -- Barbette gun, or Barbette battery, a single gun, or a number of guns, mounted in barbette, or partially protected by a parapet or turret. -- Barbette carriage, a gun carriage which elevates guns sufficiently to be in barbette. [See Illust. of Casemate.]
4. A mound of earth or a platform in a fortification, on whichguns are mounted to fire over the parapet. En barbette, In barbette,said of guns when they are elevated so as to fire over the top of aparapet, and not through embrasures.-- Barbette gun, or Barbette battery, a single gun, or a number ofguns, mounted in barbette, or partially protected by a parapet orturret.-- Barbette carriage, a gun carriage which elevates gunssufficiently to be in barbette. [See Illust. of Casemate.]
5. n. (formerly) a mound of earth inside a fort from which heavy gun can be fired over the parapet