Definition of turret

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of turret is as below...

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

Lern More About Turret

Guerite :: Guerite (n.) A projecting turret for a sentry, as at the salient angles of works, or the acute angles of bastions..
Pommel :: Pommel (n.) A knob forming the finial of a turret or pavilion.
Spiss :: Spiry (a.) Of or pertaining to a spire; like a spire, tall, slender, and tapering; abounding in spires; as, spiry turrets..
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..
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..
Garret :: Garret (n.) A turret; a watchtower.
Toret :: Toret (n.) A Turret.
Garreted :: Garreted (a.) Protected by turrets.
Turriculated :: Turriculated (a.) Furnished with, or formed like, a small turret or turrets; somewhat turreted..
Antemural :: Antemural (n.) An outwork of a strong, high wall, with turrets, in front of the gateway (as of an old castle), for defending the entrance..
Turret :: Turret (n.) The elevated central portion of the roof of a passenger car. Its sides are pierced for light and ventilation.
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..
Turret :: Turret (n.) 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..
Turret :: Turret (n.) A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental structure at one of the angles of a larger structure..
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..
Castled :: Castled (a.) Fortified; turreted; as, castled walls..
Turrical :: Turrical (a.) Of or pertaining to a turret, or tower; resembling a tower..
Turreted :: Turreted (a.) Formed like a tower; as, a turreted lamp..
Monitor :: Monitor (n.) An ironclad war vessel, very low in the water, and having one or more heavily-armored revolving turrets, carrying heavy guns..
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us