barbacan

barbacan has 4 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 8.

Definitions

• n.. See Barbican.
• n.. 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.
• n.. An opening in the wall of a fortress, through which missiles were discharged upon an enemy.
• n.. a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle)