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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Barbican \Bar"bi*can\, Barbacan \Bar"ba*can\, n. [OE. barbican, barbecan, F. barbacane LL barbacana barbicana of uncertain origin: cf Ar barbakh aqueduct, sewer. F. barbacane also means an opening to let out water, loophole.] 1. (Fort.) 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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: barbican n : a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle) [syn: {barbacan}]
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