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turret
tur·ret
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n.
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a small tower on top of a larger tower or at the corner of a building or wall, typically of a castle.
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a low, flat armored tower, typically one that revolves, for a gun and gunners in a ship, aircraft, fort, or tank.
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a rotating holder for tools, esp. on a lathe.
2.
(also turret shell)
a mollusk (Turitella and other genera, family Turitellidae) with a long, slender, pointed spiral shell, typically brightly colored and living in tropical seas.
DERIVATIVES:
tur·ret·ed
adj.
ORIGIN: Middle English: from Old French tourete, diminutive of tour ‘tower.’
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"turret." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "turret." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-turret.html "turret." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-turret.html |
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1. Small or subordinate tower normally forming part of a larger structure, especially a rounded addition to the angle of a building, sometimes commencing on corbels at some height from the ground, and usually containing a spiral stair. 2. Round tower of great height in proportion to its diameter. 3. Small circular tower on the top of a large tower, often at the corners, called tourelle, usually with a conical or domical roof, so known as a pepper-pot turret. Such subsidiary turrets are found in crenellated and Scottish Baronial architecture, and may also be capped by spires, pinnacles, or ogee-headed tops. Bibliography MacG&R (1887–92); |
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "turret." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "turret." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-turret.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "turret." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-turret.html |
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"turret." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "turret." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-turret.html "turret." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-turret.html |
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turret n. a low, flat armored tower, typically one that revolves, for a gun and gunners in a ship, aircraft, fort, or tank.
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"turret." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "turret." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-turret.html "turret." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-turret.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "turret." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "turret." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-turret.html T. F. HOAD. "turret." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-turret.html |
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•caret • Sanskrit • Prakrit
•ferret, inherit, merit
•egret • secret
•dispirit, skirret, spirit
•floret • pomfret • bowsprit
•barbiturate
•turret, worrit
•culprit • floweret • Margaret
•cellaret (US cellarette)
•banneret, lanneret
•hypocrite • preterite (US preterit)
•Everett, leveret
•favourite (US favorite)
•interpret, misinterpret
•basset, facet, tacet, tacit
•Narragansett, transit
•lancet
•cresset, Knesset
•exit • resit
•complicit, elicit, explicit, illicit, implicit, licit, solicit
•Tilsit • plebiscite • babysit • deficit
•cosset, posset
•Quonset • whatsit
•corset, Dorset, faucet
•gusset, russet
•dulcet
•tercet, verset
•ashet • planchet • bullshit • Bastet
•tomtit • bluetit
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"turret." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "turret." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-turret.html "turret." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-turret.html |
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