barbican

/bahr-bi-kuhn/US // ˈbɑr bɪ kən //UK // (ˈbɑːbɪkən) //

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Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : an outwork of a fortified place, as a castle.
- : a defensive outpost of any sort.

as inwatchtower

Synonyms

We started making them for a retrospective nine years ago that we were invited to in London at the Barbican art gallery.
On entering the small outer barbican, which is reached by a lane from the market-place, we come to the base of the Norman keep.
He heard the voices of the sentries in the barbican as they conversed with the newcomers.
The principal barbican, or watch tower, is not at the entrance, but towards the north-east corner.
Ten flanking towers protected its gateways, which, in their turn, were preceded each by a barbican.
The barbican, or outwork of the fortification, was situated beyond the outer ditch, if it ever existed.