barbette
Meaning
- A mound of earth or a platform in a fortification, on which guns are mounted to fire over the parapet.
- The inside fixed trunk of a warship's gun-mounting, on which the turret revolves. It contains the hoists for shells and cordite from the shell-room and magazine.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/bɑːˈbɛt/
Etymology
Borrowed from French barbette.
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