Значение

значений: 4

  1. A tower at the entrance to a castle or fortified town.

    Near-synonym: guardhouse

    Barbakane

    барбака́нbarbakán, стре́льницаstrélʹnica

    барбака́нbarbakán

    a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle)

  2. A fortress at the end of a bridge.

  3. 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.

  4. A temporary wooden tower built for defensive purposes.

Примеры

предложений: 1

  1. The castle has a barbican.

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Переводы

языков: 8
Українська
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Русский
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Deutsch
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Происхождение

From Old French barbacane, of uncertain origin: compare Arabic بَرْبَخ (barbaḵ, “aqueduct,

From Old French barbacane, of uncertain origin: compare Arabic بَرْبَخ (barbaḵ, “aqueduct, sewer”), and Persian بابخانه (bâb-xâne, “gatehouse”).

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Формы

мн. число: barbicans
Ед. числоbarbican
Мн. числоbarbicans

правильный

Синонимы

синонимов: 7
guardhousebalistrariaarrowslitarrow-holeloopholearrow slit
Близкие по смыслу
  • a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle):barbacan

Однокоренные

связанных слов: 4
Связанныеbartisanportcullis
Производныеbarbicanagebarbicaned

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