Difference between revisions of "Barbacan"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_91337" /> == | |||
<p> '''(1):''' (n.) An opening in the wall of a fortress, through which missiles were discharged upon an enemy. </p> <p> '''(2):''' (n.) See Barbican. </p> <p> '''(3):''' (n.) 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. </p> | |||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_68616" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_68616" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> Or </p> <p> fortification to a castle outside the walls, generally at the end of the drawbridge in front of the gate. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
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<ref name="term_91337"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/barbacan Barbacan from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_68616"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/barbacan Barbacan from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_68616"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/barbacan Barbacan from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
Latest revision as of 17:52, 15 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): (n.) An opening in the wall of a fortress, through which missiles were discharged upon an enemy.
(2): (n.) See Barbican.
(3): (n.) 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.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
Or
fortification to a castle outside the walls, generally at the end of the drawbridge in front of the gate.
