Barbette

[bɑ:'bet]

(noun.) (formerly) a mound of earth inside a fort from which heavy gun can be fired over the parapet.

录入:山姆--From WordNet

(n.) A mound of earth or a platform in a fortification, on which guns are mounted to fire over the parapet.

杰克逊整理

n. an earthen terrace inside the parapet of a rampart serving as a platform for heavy guns: in ironclad ships a heavily armoured redoubt amidships.

校对:凯尔西

On the turrets the armor is from 6 to 15 inches thick, and on the barbettes it is from 6 to 17 inches thick. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
Her side armor is 3 inches thick, her turrets 5? inches, her barbettes from 4 to 8 inches, and her deck from 3 to 6 inches. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.

整理:威廉