barbican (English, noun)
expansion: barbican (plural barbicans)
Senses:
glosses: A tower at the entrance to a castle or fortified town.
glosses: A fortress at the end of a bridge.
glosses: 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.
glosses: A temporary wooden tower built for defensive purposes.
Forms:
form: barbicans
tags: plural
form: barbacan
tags: alternative