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Definition: En barbette
Barbette
\Bar*bette"\, n. [F. Cf.
Barbet.] (Fort.)
A mound of earth or a platform in a fortification, on which
guns are mounted to fire over the parapet.
[1913 Webster]
En barbette,
In barbette, said of guns when they are
elevated so as to fire over the top of a parapet, and not
through embrasures.
Barbette gun, or
Barbette battery, a single gun, or a
number of guns, mounted in barbette, or partially
protected by a parapet or turret.
Barbette carriage, a gun carriage which elevates guns
sufficiently to be in barbette. [See Illust. of
Casemate.]
[1913 Webster]
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