Meaning and Origin
What does the name Barbette mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
User Submitted Meanings
- A submission from Maryland, U.S. says the name Barbette means "Mound of earth for the base of a weapon or something like that".
Etymology: F. Cf. Barbet
- (formerly) a mound of earth inside a fort from which heavy gun can be fired over the parapet
Borrowed from French barbette.
- A mound of earth or a platform in a fortification, on which guns are mounted to fire over the parapet.
- (nautical) The inside fixed trunk of a warship's gun-mounting, on which the turret revolves. It contains the hoists for shells and cordite from the shell-room and magazine.
barbette was also found in the following language(s): French and Italian