Turret Definition

tûrĭt, tŭr-
turrets
noun
turrets
A small tower projecting from a building, usually at a corner and often merely ornamental.
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A low, armored, usually revolving, structure for a gun or guns, as on a warship, tank, or fortress.
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A wooden, usually square tower on wheels, carrying soldiers, battering-rams, catapults, etc., used in ancient warfare for attacking fortresses and walled cities.
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A transparent dome for a gun and gunner, as on a bomber.
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An attachment for a lathe, drill, etc., consisting of a block holding several cutting tools, which may be rotated to present any of the tools to the work.
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Other Word Forms of Turret

Noun

Singular:
turret
Plural:
turrets

Origin of Turret

  • From Old English touret, Old French tourette, diminutive of tour a tower, Latin turris. See tower

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English turet from Old French torete diminutive of tor tower tower

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Turret Sentence Examples

  • The machinery worked so badly that the revolution of the turret was stopped.

  • Five heavy accurate shots from the Federal's turret guns crushed the enemy in a few minutes.

  • The " Scharnhorst " was hit twice with little injury; the " Gneisenau " received three hits, one of which bent the flap of the after turret, an injury of little moment.

  • It is a neat edifice with a bell turret, surmounted by four ancient crosses.

  • Next to the turret base a large hatchway (7) provides access to the space behind the secondary armament.

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Words Starting With

TTUTUR

Words Ending With

TETRET

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Words Starting With T and Ending With T

Starts With T & Ends With TStarts With TU & Ends With TStarts With T & Ends With ET

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With T6 Letter Words Ending With T