barbican
Kelime Anlamı :

1. gözetleme kulesi.
2. barbakan.
3. bir hisar veya şatonun damında bulunan müdafaa kulesi.
4. savunma kule.
5. (isim) gözetleme kulesi.
6. gözleme kulesi.
Tanımlar :
1. A tower or other fortification on the approach to a castle or town, especially one at a gate or drawbridge.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. A tower or advanced work defending the entrance to a castle or city, as at a gate or bridge. it was often large and strong, having a ditch and drawbridge of its own.
2. an opening in the wall of a fortress, through which missiles were discharged upon an enemy.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1. in medieval fortification, an outwork of a castle or fortified place.
2. A loophole.
3. A channel or scupper in a parapet for the discharge of water.
4. A scansorial barbet of the family Capitonidæ and subfamily Pogonorhynchinæ, or the genus Pogonias in a broad sense. the barbicans are all african, like the barbions.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
1. a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle)
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.