← All words
Dictionary

Sainte Barbe

/sɛ̃t baʁb/

proper noun/sɛ̃t baʁb/

Saint Barbara, the patron saint of explosives and explosives-workers; alternative form of Sainte-Barbe; A placename; a surname

From Sainte + Barbe.

noun, feminine/sɛ̃t baʁb/plural: Saintes Barbes

a powder magazine, especially aboard a ship

From Saint Barbara being the patron saint of artillerymen, explosives workers, and the frequent use of her imagery, such as a figurine, being place within power magazines.