barbican
n . 外堡;望楼;城门塔
外堡;望楼;城门塔
barbican n 1 :
a tower that is part of a defensive structure (
such as a castle ) [
synonym : {
barbican }, {
barbacan }]
Barbican \
Bar "
bi *
can \,
Barbacan \
Bar "
ba *
can \,
n . [
OE .
barbican ,
barbecan ,
F .
barbacane ,
LL .
barbacana ,
barbicana ,
of uncertain origin :
cf .
Ar .
barbakh aqueduct ,
sewer .
F .
barbacane also means ,
an opening to let out water ,
loophole .]
1 . (
Fort .)
A tower or advanced work defending the entrance to a castle or city ,
as at a gate or bridge .
It was often large and strong ,
having a ditch and drawbridge of its own .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
An opening in the wall of a fortress ,
through which missiles were discharged upon an enemy .
[
1913 Webster ]
Barbicanage 95 Moby Thesaurus words for "
barbican ":
abatis ,
advanced work ,
antenna tower ,
balistraria ,
bank ,
banquette ,
barbed -
wire entanglement ,
barricade ,
barrier ,
bartizan ,
bastion ,
battlement ,
belfry ,
bell tower ,
breastwork ,
bulwark ,
campanile ,
casemate ,
cheval -
de -
frise ,
circumvallation ,
colossus ,
column ,
contravallation ,
counterscarp ,
cupola ,
curtain ,
demibastion ,
derrick ,
dike ,
dome ,
drawbridge ,
earthwork ,
enclosure ,
entanglement ,
escarp ,
escarpment ,
fence ,
fieldwork ,
fire tower ,
fortalice ,
fortification ,
glacis ,
lantern ,
lighthouse ,
loophole ,
lunette ,
machicolation ,
mantelet ,
martello ,
martello tower ,
mast ,
merlon ,
minaret ,
monument ,
mound ,
obelisk ,
observation tower ,
outwork ,
pagoda ,
palisade ,
parados ,
parapet ,
pilaster ,
pillar ,
pinnacle ,
pole ,
portcullis ,
postern gate ,
pylon ,
pyramid ,
rampart ,
ravelin ,
redan ,
redoubt ,
sally port ,
scarp ,
sconce ,
shaft ,
skyscraper ,
spire ,
standpipe ,
steeple ,
stockade ,
stupa ,
television mast ,
tenaille ,
tope ,
tour ,
tower ,
turret ,
vallation ,
vallum ,
water tower ,
windmill tower ,
work
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