BARBETTE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(formerly) a mound of earth inside a fort from which heavy gun can be fired over the parapet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("barbette" is a kind of...):

hill; mound (structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones)

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