[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

barbacan \bar"bacan\, n.
   see barbican.
   1913 webster
see also:
barbican 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

barbican \bar"bican\, barbacan \bar"bacan\, n. oe. barbican,
   barbecan, f. barbacane, ll. barbacana, barbicana, of
   uncertain origin: cf. ar. barbakh aqueduct, sewer. f.
   barbacane also means, an opening to let out water, loophole.
   1. fort. a tower or advanced work defending the entrance to
      a castle or city, as at a gate or bridge. it was often
      large and strong, having a ditch and drawbridge of its
      own.
      1913 webster

   2. an opening in the wall of a fortress, through which
      missiles were discharged upon an enemy.
      1913 webster barbicanage

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

barbacan
     n : a tower that is part of a defensive structure such as a
         castle syn: barbican
see also:
barbican 

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