barbacan
Americannoun
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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
Before the main entrance of the outer wall was an outwork called the barbacan, which was a high wall surmounted by battlements and turrets, built to defend the gate and drawbridge.
From McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader by McGuffey, William Holmes
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
They stood directly before the arched barbacan, which formed the entrance to the court, and appeared waiting for the warder, to lower the drawbridge over the moat, for their exit.
From The Duke's Prize; a Story of Art and Heart in Florence by Ballou, Maturin Murray
At the foot of one of these barren gray rocks, which, from its shape and perforation, exactly resembles the barbacan and gate of a castle, St. Remy is situated.
From Itinerary of Provence and the Rhone Made During the Year 1819 by Hughes, John
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