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Definition of barbette:

(n) : A mound of earth or a platform in a fortification, on which guns are mounted to fire over the parapet.
(n) : (nautical) The inside fixed trunk of a warship's gun-mounting, on which the turret revolves. It contains the hoists for shells and cordite from the shell-room and magazine.

Definition of barbette:

(n) : A mound of earth or a platform in a fortification, on which guns are mounted to fire over the parapet.
(n) : (nautical) The inside fixed trunk of a warship's gun-mounting, on which the turret revolves. It contains the hoists for shells and cordite from the shell-room and magazine.

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