Definitions
a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle)
Word origin
From Old French barbacane, of uncertain origin: compare Arabic بَرْبَخ (barbaḵ, “aqueduct, sewer”), and Persian بابخانه (bâb-xâne, “gatehouse”).
Used in a sentence
“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.”
“Two shafts of soft daylight fell across the flagged floor from the high barbacans.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Castle outwork”8 letters
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