1
: a mound of earth or a protected platform from which guns fire over a parapet
2
: an armored structure protecting a gun turret on a warship
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Divers will place the urn containing Bruner's ashes inside the well of the barbette on gun turret No.
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Alaa Elassar, CNN, 7 Dec. 2019
Alaa Elassar, CNN, 7 Dec. 2019
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“Barbette.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barbette. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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