Difference between revisions of "Barbacan"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_91337" /> == | == 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> | <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" /> == | ||
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.
