1. plural of barbette: a platform or mound of earth from which guns are fired over a parapet rather than through embrasures
Usage: military; fortification
2. plural of barbette: armored cylindrical gun turrets on warships that rotate above the deck
Usage: naval; military

Examples

• The coastal fort featured several barbettes positioned along the shoreline.
• Artillery crews manned the barbettes during the siege.
• The battleship’s barbettes could rotate to target enemy vessels.
• Engineers reinforced the barbettes with additional armor plating.
• The fortress’s barbettes provided excellent fields of fire.
• Naval architects designed the barbettes to withstand heavy bombardment.