Definitions for Barbette

Barbette bar·bette

Spelling: [bahr-bet]
IPA: /bɑrˈbɛt/

Barbette is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 139 anagrams from letters in Barbette (abbeertt).

Definitions for Barbette

noun

  1. (within a fortification) a platform or mound of earth from which guns may be fired over the parapet instead of through embrasures.
  2. Navy. an armored cylinder for protecting the lower part of a turret on a warship.
  3. a female given name, form of Barbara.

Origin of Barbette

1765-75; French, equivalent to barbe beard + -ette -ette, probably from the general metaphorical use of barbe for something which protrudes

Examples for Barbette

Hulot was saying to barbette, who had sought him out as soon as she had reached Fougeres.

barbette again took his hand, grasped it violently, and dragged him into the house.

Each of these ships had a barbette armed with a 10-inch gun fore and aft.

The cannon were well mounted, and placed in barbette and embrasure.

Rope mantlets are used on the breeches of some of the barbette guns.

With her barbette guns she sat as low in the water as a whaler.

Major Anderson replied with his barbette guns from the fort.

Go in, and say to his wife: 'Good-day, Becaniere,' and barbette will hide you.

The room in which she waited for barbette was the whole house.

All we have to do is to get her off, bend on a sail or two, and head her for Bonacca or barbette.

Word Value for Barbette
Scrable

12

Words with friends

14

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