Usually means: Defensive outpost in medieval fortifications.
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▸ noun:  Archaic spelling of barbican. [A tower at the entrance to a castle or fortified town.]

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barbican, bartisan, barmkin, bartizan, Cade, tower bastion, bastion, barbette, barricade, campana, more...

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barbican, bartisan, barmkin, bartizan, Cade, tower bastion, bastion, barbette, barricade, campana, more...



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