Definitions from Wiktionary (barbette)
▸ noun: A mound of earth or a platform in a fortification, on which guns are mounted to fire over the parapet.
▸ noun: (nautical) The inside fixed trunk of a warship's gun-mounting, on which the turret revolves. It contains the hoists for shells and cordite from the shell-room and magazine.
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▸ noun: A mound of earth or a platform in a fortification, on which guns are mounted to fire over the parapet.
▸ noun: (nautical) The inside fixed trunk of a warship's gun-mounting, on which the turret revolves. It contains the hoists for shells and cordite from the shell-room and magazine.
Similar:
rampart,
banquette,
barbican,
terreplein,
barpost,
nest,
bastion,
battery,
parapet,
fire bay,
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