Definition of turret

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Turret (n.) A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental structure at one of the angles of a larger structure..

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Turret :: Turret (n.) A revolving tower constructed of thick iron plates, within which cannon are mounted. Turrets are used on vessels of war and on land..
Turritella :: Turritella (n.) Any spiral marine gastropod belonging to Turritella and allied genera. These mollusks have an elongated, turreted shell, composed of many whorls. They have a rounded aperture, and a horny multispiral operculum..
Lower :: Lower (a.) To reduce the height of; as, to lower a fence or wall; to lower a chimney or turret..
Pommel :: Pommel (n.) A knob forming the finial of a turret or pavilion.
Scalaria :: Scalaria (n.) Any one of numerous species of marine gastropods of the genus Scalaria, or family Scalaridae, having elongated spiral turreted shells, with rounded whorls, usually crossed by ribs or varices. The color is generally white or pale. Called also ladder shell, and wentletrap. See Ptenoglossa, and Wentletrap..
Monitor :: Monitor (n.) A tool holder, as for a lathe, shaped like a low turret, and capable of being revolved on a vertical pivot so as to bring successively the several tools in holds into proper position for cutting..
Guerite :: Guerite (n.) A projecting turret for a sentry, as at the salient angles of works, or the acute angles of bastions..
Toret :: Toret (n.) A Turret.
Tor :: Tor (n.) A tower; a turret.
Echauguette :: Echauguette (n.) A small chamber or place of protection for a sentinel, usually in the form of a projecting turret, or the like. See Castle..
Cupola :: Cupola (n.) A revolving shot-proof turret for heavy ordnance.
Melanian :: Melanian (n.) One of a family of fresh-water pectinibranchiate mollusks, having a turret-shaped shell..
Turreted :: Turreted (a.) Formed like a tower; as, a turreted lamp..
Turreted :: Turreted (a.) Furnished with a turret or turrets; specifically (Zool.), having the whorls somewhat flattened on the upper side and often ornamented by spines or tubercles; -- said of certain spiral shells..
Turret :: Turret (n.) A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental structure at one of the angles of a larger structure..
Garret :: Garret (n.) A turret; a watchtower.
Belfry :: Belfry (n.) A room in a tower in which a bell is or may be hung; or a cupola or turret for the same purpose.
Monitor :: Monitor (n.) An ironclad war vessel, very low in the water, and having one or more heavily-armored revolving turrets, carrying heavy guns..
Principal :: Principal (n.) One of turrets or pinnacles of waxwork and tapers with which the posts and center of a funeral hearse were formerly crowned.
Turriculated :: Turriculated (a.) Furnished with, or formed like, a small turret or turrets; somewhat turreted..
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