barbican
Collocations
2BARBICAN + NOUN
bartizans
PREP.
with
Definitions
noun
A tower at the entrance to a castle or fortified town.
Near-synonym: guardhouse
The stone part of the drawbridge with its barbican and the bartizans of the gatehouse are in good repair. […] There was a large hidden trapdoor in the floor of the barbican, which would let them into the moat after all.
A fortress at the end of a bridge.
An opening in the wall of a fortress through which the guns are levelled; a narrow loophole through which arrows and other missiles may be shot.
Two shafts of soft daylight fell across the flagged floor from the high barbacans.
A temporary wooden tower built for defensive purposes.
name
A neighbourhood in Plymouth, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX4854).
A neighbourhood and residential estate in the City of London, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3281)
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a cas
- barbacan
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
4Near-synonym: guardhouse
WiktionaryThe stone part of the drawbridge with its barbican and the bartizans of the gatehouse are in good repair. […] There was a large hidden trapdoor in the floor of the barbican, which would let them into
WiktionaryTwo shafts of soft daylight fell across the flagged floor from the high barbacans.
WiktionaryThe castle has a barbican.
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