barbette

barbette
[bɑːˈbɛt]
noun
  1. a fixed armoured housing at the base of a gun turret on a warship or armoured vehicle
    (战舰或战车炮塔的)炮座,炮墩
    ■(historical)a platform on which a gun is placed to fire over a parapet
    (史)炮台
语源
  1. late 18th cent.: from French, diminutive of barbe 'beard' (see barb)
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