ALL meanings of barbette
bar·bette
B b - noun barbette (formerly) an earthen platform inside a parapet, from which heavy guns could fire over the top 3
- noun barbette an armoured cylinder below a turret on a warship that protects the revolving structure and foundation of the turret 3
- noun barbette a platform for guns in a fort, high enough to permit firing over the walls 3
- noun barbette the armored structure around a gun platform on a warship 3
- noun barbette a female given name, form of Barbara. 1
- noun barbette A fixed armored housing at the base of a gun turret on a warship or armored vehicle. 1
- noun barbette A mound of earth or a platform in a fortification, on which guns are mounted to fire over the parapet. 0
- noun barbette (nautical) The inside fixed trunk of a warship's gun-mounting, on which the turret revolves. It contains the hoists for shells and cordite from the shell-room and magazine. 0