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barbican definition

bar·bi·can (bär′bi kən)

noun

a defensive tower or similar fortification at a gate or bridge leading into a town or castle

Etymology: ME < OFr barbacane < ML barbacana, < ?

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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