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Noun: barbette  baa(r)'bet
Usage: archaic
  1. (formerly) a mound of earth inside a fort from which heavy gun can be fired over the parapet
    "The old fort still had its barbette intact"

Derived forms: barbettes

Type of: hill, mound

Encyclopedia: Barbette, Paul