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How to pronounce “barbican”
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- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of barbican with real speech in context.
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Recently at the Barbican Centre in London, we brought together experts,
- Definition summary
- A tower at the entrance to a castle or fortified town.
Example 1 of 3
How to pronounce barbican
How Do We Get the World Off Fossil Fuels Quickly and Fairly?
Recently at the Barbican Centre in London, we brought together experts,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “barbican”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- A tower at the entrance to a castle or fortified town.
- A fortress at the end of a bridge.
- 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.
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