turret
Phonetic
US /ˈtɜːrət/UK /ˈtʌrət/
Translations
NOUNA little tower, frequently a merely ornamental structure at one of the corners of a building or castle., A siege tower; a movable building, of a square form, consisting of ten or even twenty stories and sometimes one hundred and twenty cubits high, usually moved on wheels, and employed in approaching a fortified place, for carrying soldiers, engines, ladders, casting bridges, and other necessaries., A tower-like solder post on a turret board (a circuit board with posts instead of holes)., An armoured, rotating gun installation on a fort, ship, aircraft, or armoured fighting vehicle., The elevated central portion of the roof of a passenger car, with sides that are pierced for light and ventilation.
Variants
- turrets: Plural
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