English-Portuguese translations for barbican

• barbacã

Definition of barbican

• A tower at the entrance to a castle or fortified town
• An opening in the wall of a fortress through which the guns are levelled; a narrow loophole through which arrows and other missiles may be shot
• A temporary wooden tower built for defensive purposes

Related words

• barbiturate
• barbie
• Barbie
• barbiton
• phenobarbital
• secobarbital
• allobarbital
• barbituric
• amobarbital