barbican

barbican synonyms

outwork compare barbican and outwork
bartizan compare barbican and bartizan
bastion compare barbican and bastion
fortification compare barbican and fortification
breastwork compare barbican and breastwork
parapet compare barbican and parapet
bulwark compare barbican and bulwark
rampart compare barbican and rampart
palisade compare barbican and palisade
stockade compare barbican and stockade
circumvallation compare barbican and circumvallation
battlement compare barbican and battlement
vallum compare barbican and vallum
barbacan compare barbican and barbacan
porter's lodge compare barbican and porter's lodge
embankment compare barbican and embankment
projection compare barbican and projection
crenellation compare barbican and crenellation
earthwork compare barbican and earthwork
guard station compare barbican and guard station
wall compare barbican and wall
redoubt compare barbican and redoubt
guardhouse compare barbican and guardhouse
defensive wall compare barbican and defensive wall
castellation compare barbican and castellation
buttress compare barbican and buttress
balustrade compare barbican and balustrade
rook compare barbican and rook
bar compare barbican and bar
wall compare barbican and wall
citadel compare barbican and citadel
turret compare barbican and turret
berm compare barbican and berm
keep compare barbican and keep
ward compare barbican and ward
donjon compare barbican and donjon
parapet compare barbican and parapet
burg compare barbican and burg
pier compare barbican and pier
work compare barbican and work
bailey compare barbican and bailey
palisade compare barbican and palisade
breastwork compare barbican and breastwork
tower compare barbican and tower
loophole compare barbican and loophole
brig compare barbican and brig
spur compare barbican and spur
arrowslit compare barbican and arrowslit
stump compare barbican and stump
blockhouse compare barbican and blockhouse

barbican definitions

noun

  • An opening in the wall of a fortress through which the guns are levelled; a narrow loophole through which arrows and other missiles may be shot. 

  • A tower at the entrance to a castle or fortified town 

  • A fortress at the end of a bridge. 

  • A temporary wooden tower built for defensive purposes.