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单词 barbican
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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.

    (城或城堡的)外堡,(吊桥)桥头堡

    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.

    (城或城堡的)外堡,(吊桥)桥头堡

    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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