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barbican

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bar·bi·can  (bärb-kn)
n.
A tower or other fortification on the approach to a castle or town, especially one at a gate or drawbridge.
[Middle English, from Old French barbacane, from Medieval Latin barbacana, from Persian barbrkhn : barbr, guard (from Old Iranian *parivraka-, protective; see wer-4 in Indo-European roots) + khn, house (from Middle Persian).]
barbican
Noun
a walled defence to protect a gate or drawbridge of a fortification [Old French barbacane]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.barbicanbarbican - a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle)
barbacan
tower - a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building


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It was repeated three times, with as much violence as if it had been blown before an enchanted castle by the destined knight, at whose summons halls and towers, barbican and battlement, were to roll off like a morning vapour.
Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context
But the host withdrawing--probably to weep in secret--soon returned with the information that it wanted little more than an hour of day, and that all the cocks in Barbican had already begun to crow, as if their lives depended on it.
Barnaby Rudge - A Tale Of The Riots Of 'Eighty by Dickens, Charles View in context
The little boy was filled with awe and his childish imagination ran riot as they approached the crumbling barbican on foot, leading the horse after them.
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