barbican

Example Sentences

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If the barbican fell, the castle still had two courtyards, or baileys, from which last gasp fighting could be carried out.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2019

The stone part of the drawbridge with its barbican and the bartizans of the gatehouse are in good repair.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

And suddenly the madness was behind and they were clattering across the cobbled square that fronted on the castle barbican.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

There was a large hidden trap-door in the floor of the barbican, which would let them into the moat after all.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

The shade of the gatehouse was cool, but the barbican, with its close walls, was hottest of all.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White