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barbette

The correct spelling is barbette.

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noun

IPA: /bɑːˈbɛt/

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The correct spelling is barbette. A mound of earth or a platform in a fortification, on which guns are mounted to fire over the parapet.

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noun

  1. 1.A mound of earth or a platform in a fortification, on which guns are mounted to fire over the parapet.
  2. 2.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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