turret

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.4 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: tŭr'ət, IPA: /ˈtʌrət/, SAMPA: /"tVr@t/

  Rhymes: -ʌrət

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Noun

Wikipedia

turret (plural turrets)

1. (architecture) A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental structure at one of the corners of a building or castle.
2. (historical, military) 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.
3. (military) An armoured, rotating gun installation, on a fort, ship, aircraft, or armoured fighting vehicle.
4. (rail transport) The elevated central portion of the roof of a passenger car. Its sides are pierced for light and ventilation.

[edit] Synonyms

• (military): cupola

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[edit] Derived terms

• turret clock
• turret head
• turret lathe
• turret ship

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of errttu
• rutter