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What (who) is Barbacan - definition
FORTIFIED OUTPOST OR GATEWAY
Barbacan; Barbakan
![Barbican]] in [[Kraków]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Barbakan Krakow z ulicy Basztowej 2.jpg?width=200 "Barbican]] in [[Kraków]]")
![The barbican of the White Tower in [[Nuremberg]] (reconstruction)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Nürnberg, Stadtbefestigung, Weißer Turm-20160810-001.jpg?width=200 "The barbican of the White Tower in [[Nuremberg]] (reconstruction)")
Barbacan
·noun ·see Barbican.
II. Barbacan ·noun An opening in the wall of a fortress, through which missiles were discharged upon an Enemy.
III. Barbacan ·noun A tower or advanced work defending the entrance to a castle or city, as at a gate or bridge. It was often large and strong, having a ditch and drawbridge of its own.
barbican
['b?:b?k(?)n]
¦ noun the outer defence of a city or castle, especially a double tower above a gate or drawbridge.
Origin
ME: from OFr. barbacane; prob. based on Arab.
Barbican
·noun ·Alt. of Barbacan.
Wikipedia
Barbican
A barbican (from Old French: barbacane) is a fortified outpost or fortified gateway, such as at an outer defense perimeter of a city or castle, or any tower situated over a gate or bridge which was used for defensive purposes.
