单词 | barbette |
释义 | Word Frequency barbette(bɑːˈbɛt) noun 1. (formerly) an earthen platform inside a parapet, from which heavy guns could fire over the top 2. an armoured cylinder below a turret on a warship that protects the revolving structure and foundation of the turret Word origin C18: from French, diminutive of barbe a nun's barb1, from a fancied similarity between the earthwork around a cannon and this part ofa nun's habit |
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