barbican

Senso (Inglese)

1. A tower at the entrance to a castle or fortified town.
2. A fortress at the end of a bridge.
3. An opening in the wall of a fortress through which the guns are levelled; a narrow loophole through which arrows and other missiles may be shot.
4. A temporary wooden tower built for defensive purposes.

Concetti

barbacane

barbacana

sinonimi

barbacan

blockhouse

pillbox

watchtower

Traduzioni

barbacane

barbacã

barbet

Barbakan

barbacana

Barbakane

gözleme kulesi

Brückenhaus

Torturm

Außenwerk

fort

barbacana

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈbɑː(ɹ)bɪkən/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Affine arabo: بَرْبَخ

Affine persiano: بابخانه

In summary

From Old French barbacane, of uncertain origin: compare Arabic بَرْبَخ (barbaḵ, “aqueduct, sewer”), and Persian بابخانه (bâb-xâne, “gatehouse”).