Definition of turret

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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..

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Turreted :: Turreted (a.) Formed like a tower; as, a turreted lamp..
Castled :: Castled (a.) Fortified; turreted; as, castled walls..
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..
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..
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..
Garreted :: Garreted (a.) Protected by turrets.
Turrical :: Turrical (a.) Of or pertaining to a turret, or tower; resembling a tower..
Tor :: Tor (n.) A tower; a turret.
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..
Melanian :: Melanian (n.) One of a family of fresh-water pectinibranchiate mollusks, having a turret-shaped shell..
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.
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..
Monitor :: Monitor (n.) An ironclad war vessel, very low in the water, and having one or more heavily-armored revolving turrets, carrying heavy guns..
Toret :: Toret (n.) A Turret.
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.
Cupola :: Cupola (n.) A revolving shot-proof turret for heavy ordnance.
Turriculated :: Turriculated (a.) Furnished with, or formed like, a small turret or turrets; somewhat turreted..
Castellated :: Castellated (a.) Furnished with turrets and battlements, like a castle; built in the style of a castle..
Pommel :: Pommel (n.) A knob forming the finial of a turret or pavilion.
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