Definition of barbican in English:

barbican

noun ˈbɑːbɪk(ə)nˈbɑrbəkən

The outer defence of a castle or walled city, especially a double tower above a gate or drawbridge.
Example sentencesExamples
- Access has not altered since the fourteenth century, when the maritime republic, then known as Ragusa, completed its two land gates, with barbicans, and two sea gates feeding the harbour.
- The gatehouse is approached via a brick barbican, a defensive outwork furnished with arrow slits and end turrets.
- The original gate was built in the early 12 th century, the archway still showing Norman influence; in the 14th century it was heightened to accommodate a portcullis, and a barbican was added.
- Known as a barbican, this part of the castle would have a drawbridge, a portcullis, arrow slits, machicolations (murder holes) - any devise that was thought to be useful at stopping the enemy.
- A barbican is a city's first line of defence: and Railtrack is a company under siege.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French barbacane; probably based on Arabic.

Definition of barbican in US English:

barbican

nounˈbɑrbəkənˈbärbəkən

The outer defense of a castle or walled city, especially a double tower above a gate or drawbridge.
Example sentencesExamples
- A barbican is a city's first line of defence: and Railtrack is a company under siege.
- The original gate was built in the early 12 th century, the archway still showing Norman influence; in the 14th century it was heightened to accommodate a portcullis, and a barbican was added.
- Access has not altered since the fourteenth century, when the maritime republic, then known as Ragusa, completed its two land gates, with barbicans, and two sea gates feeding the harbour.
- The gatehouse is approached via a brick barbican, a defensive outwork furnished with arrow slits and end turrets.
- Known as a barbican, this part of the castle would have a drawbridge, a portcullis, arrow slits, machicolations (murder holes) - any devise that was thought to be useful at stopping the enemy.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French barbacane; probably based on Arabic.

单词	barbican
释义	Definition of barbican in English: barbican noun ˈbɑːbɪk(ə)nˈbɑrbəkən The outer defence of a castle or walled city, especially a double tower above a gate or drawbridge. Example sentencesExamples Access has not altered since the fourteenth century, when the maritime republic, then known as Ragusa, completed its two land gates, with barbicans, and two sea gates feeding the harbour. The gatehouse is approached via a brick barbican, a defensive outwork furnished with arrow slits and end turrets. The original gate was built in the early 12 th century, the archway still showing Norman influence; in the 14th century it was heightened to accommodate a portcullis, and a barbican was added. Known as a barbican, this part of the castle would have a drawbridge, a portcullis, arrow slits, machicolations (murder holes) - any devise that was thought to be useful at stopping the enemy. A barbican is a city's first line of defence: and Railtrack is a company under siege. Origin Middle English: from Old French barbacane; probably based on Arabic. Definition of barbican in US English: barbican nounˈbɑrbəkənˈbärbəkən The outer defense of a castle or walled city, especially a double tower above a gate or drawbridge. Example sentencesExamples A barbican is a city's first line of defence: and Railtrack is a company under siege. The original gate was built in the early 12 th century, the archway still showing Norman influence; in the 14th century it was heightened to accommodate a portcullis, and a barbican was added. Access has not altered since the fourteenth century, when the maritime republic, then known as Ragusa, completed its two land gates, with barbicans, and two sea gates feeding the harbour. The gatehouse is approached via a brick barbican, a defensive outwork furnished with arrow slits and end turrets. Known as a barbican, this part of the castle would have a drawbridge, a portcullis, arrow slits, machicolations (murder holes) - any devise that was thought to be useful at stopping the enemy. Origin Middle English: from Old French barbacane; probably based on Arabic.
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