barbican

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barbican englannista suomeksi

A tower at the entrance to a castle or fortified town.
(quote-book) There was a large hidden trapdoor in the floor of the barbican, which would let them into the moat after all.
A fortress at the end of a bridge.
An opening in the wall of a fortress through which the guns are levelled; a narrow loophole through which arrows and other missiles may be shot.
(RQ:Joyce Ulysses)
A temporary wooden tower built for defensive purposes.