Etymology

barbette

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Today it means: A mound of earth or a platform in a fortification, on which guns are mounted to fire over the parapet. Full definition →

French barbette
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  1. French · borrowed frombarbette
  2. French · borrowed frombarbette
  3. English todaybarbette

Borrowed from French barbette.

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