Cleverly camouflaged with grey felt, which exactly matched the colour of the walls, it led upwards to a barbette, or platform, perched beside the gate.
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Barbette
Synonyms for "barbette" (5 found)
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Noun(1 words)
artillery mount
Strong matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
barbette armorgun emplacement
Related words (2)
Noun(2 words)
gun mounting armorgun platform
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5 entriesbarbette deckbarbette shieldbarbette wallelevated platformparapet mount
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5 entriesbarbette armorbarbette deckbarbette emplacementbarbette mountbarbette wall
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The belted cruiser Pamiat Azova or Remembrance of Azoff, is 377 feet long. She is an improved Dmitri Dontskoi, and carries her two 8-inch guns in sponsoned barbettes on either broadside
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