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(bär bet′)

noun

a platform for guns in a fort, high enough to permit firing over the walls
the armored structure around a gun platform on a warship

Origin: Fr, after St. Barbara, patron saint of artillerymen + -ette, -et

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noun

A platform or mound of earth within a fort from which guns are fired over the parapet.
An armored protective cylinder around a revolving gun turret on a warship.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , diminutive of barbe, beard; see barb¹

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