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Definitions for Barbette
[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.
[3] a female given name, form of Barbara.
[4] (formerly) an earthen platform inside a parapet, from which heavy guns could fire over the top
[5] an armoured cylinder below a turret on a warship that protects the revolving structure and foundation of the turret
Words nearby Barbette
barbershop singing, barbershopper, barberton, barberton daisy, barbet, barbette, barbican, barbicel, barbie, barbie doll, barbirolli
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
Word origin for Barbette
C18: from French, diminutive of barbe a nun's barb 1 , from a fancied similarity between the earthwork around a cannon and this part of a nun's habit