barbican

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈbɑːbɪkən/    美 /ˈbɑɹbɪkən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A tower at the entrance to a castle or fortified town.
    — Near-synonym: guardhouse
  2. A fortress at the end of a bridge.
  3. An opening in the wall of a fortress through which the guns are levelled; a narrow loophole through which arrows and other missiles may be shot.
    — Two shafts of soft daylight fell across the flagged floor from the high barbacans.
  4. A temporary wooden tower built for defensive purposes.

词形变化

barbicans plural barbacan alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
barbicanage barbicaned
相关词
bartisan portcullis porte cochère

词源

From Old French barbacane, of uncertain origin: compare Arabic بَرْبَخ (barbaḵ, “aqueduct, sewer”), and Persian بابخانه (bâb-xâne, “gatehouse”).
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