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turret

Syllabification: (tur·ret)
Pronunciation: /ˈtərit/

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Definition of turret

noun

  • 1a small tower on top of a larger tower or at the corner of a building or wall, typically of a castle.
  • a low, flat armored gun emplacement, typically one that revolves, in a ship, aircraft, fort, or tank.
  • a rotating holder for tools, especially on a lathe.
  • 2 (also turret shell) a mollusk with a long, slender, pointed spiral shell, typically brightly colored and living in tropical seas.
    • Family Turitellidae, class Gastropoda: Turitella and other genera

Derivatives

turreted

adjective

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French tourete, diminutive of tour 'tower'

Spell turret with a double r and a single t at the end.

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