| 单词 | barbacan |
| 例句 | Begun in the seventeenth century, when Florida was a province of Spain, it has turrets, ramparts, and bastions, a portcullis and barbacan, a moat and drawbridge. Horace Chase 2012-03-08T03:00:09.693Z From the middle of the temple up to the platform there were five landings, after the manner of barbacans, but without any breastworks. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. At the foot of one of these barren gray rocks, which, from its shape and perforation, exactly resembles the barbacan and gate of a castle, St. Remy is situated. Itinerary of Provence and the Rhone Made During the Year 1819 The ruins were with some labor cleared away, the remains of the outer wall levelled with the earth, except the tower communicating with the drawbridge and barbacan, which could be easily repaired. The Days of Bruce Vol 1 A Story from Scottish History He blenches not! he blenches not!" said Rebecca; "I see him now: he leads a body of men close under the outer barrier of the barbacan. McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader In the space of an hour the barbacan was broken down, and Godfrey's tower rested against the inner wall. Palestine or the Holy Land From the Earliest Period to the Present Time It was an old brick building that might have served as an outpost or barbacan to the Hall during the civil wars, when every gentleman's house was liable to become a fortress. Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey The entrance was defended by an outwork or barbacan. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 (From Charlemagne to Frederick Barbarossa) A band of picked men, under an experienced officer, threw themselves into the barbacan, determined to defend it to the last. The Days of Bruce Vol 1 A Story from Scottish History Before the main entrance of the outer wall was an outwork called the barbacan, which was a high wall surmounted by battlements and turrets, built to defend the gate and drawbridge. McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader The sentinels could be seen upon the ramparts, standing like statues of stone, and showing no signs of life; while above the barbacan gate the watchman was at his post, motionless and asleep. The Story of Siegfried They stood directly before the arched barbacan, which formed the entrance to the court, and appeared waiting for the warder, to lower the drawbridge over the moat, for their exit. The Duke's Prize; a Story of Art and Heart in Florence The gateway is in imitation of the ancient barbacan, being a kind of outpost and flanked by towers, though evidently for mere ornament, instead of defence. The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon So watchful and skilful were the besieged, that the greatest havoc had been made amongst the men employed in working the engines, and not yet had even the palisades and barbacan been successfully stormed. The Days of Bruce Vol 1 A Story from Scottish History The strife still continued within and without the barbacan, and ended without much advantage on either side. The Days of Bruce Vol 1 A Story from Scottish History |
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