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Definitions of barbette in various dictionaries:
noun - (formerly) a mound of earth inside a fort from which heavy gun can be fired over the parapet
A platform or mound of earth within a fort from which guns are fired over the parapet.
An armored protective cylinder around a revolving gun turret on a warship.
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| Located in Dunbar, better sort of firing platform |
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| Dec 1 2007 The Times - Cryptic |
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| (formerly) a mound of earth inside a fort from which heavy gun can be fired over the parapet |
| A fixed armoured housing at the base of a gun turret on a warship or armoured vehicle. |
| A platform or mound of earth within a fort from which guns are fired over the parapet. |
| An armored protective cylinder around a revolving gun turret on a warship. |
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Barbettes are several types of gun emplacement in terrestrial fortifications or on naval ships. * In recent naval usage, a 'barbette' is a protective circular armour support for a heavy gun turret. This evolved from earlier forms of gun protection that eventually led to the pre-dreadnought. The name ultimately comes from fortification, originally meaning a raised platform or mound, seen in the French phrase en barbette, which refers to the practice of firing a cannon over a parapet rather than through an embrasure in the fortification. The former gives better angles of fire but less protection than the latter. The disappearing gun was a variation on the barbette gun; it consisted of a heavy gun on a carriage that would retract behind a parapet or into a gunpit for reloading. They were primarily used in coastal defences, but saw some use in a handful of warships, and some inland fortifications. The term is also used for certain aircraft gun mounts. * Shipboard barbettes were primarily used |