Definition of turret Turret

/tɚˈʌt/ - [terut] - tur•ret

We found 14 definitions of turret from 6 different sources.

What does turret mean?

Noun Plural: turrets
turret - a small tower extending above a building
		tower a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
turret - a self-contained weapons platform housing guns and capable of rotation
		gun enclosure, gun turret
		weapons platform, platform a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform"

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turret (Noun)
A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental structure at one of the corners of a building or castle.
turret (Noun)
A siege tower ; 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 bridge s, and other necessaries.
turret (Noun)
An armoured, rotating gun installation, on a fort, ship, aircraft, or armoured fighting vehicle .
turret (Noun)
The elevated central portion of the roof of a passenger car. Its sides are pierced for light and ventilation.
turret (Noun)
A tower-like solder post on a turret board .

turret (n.)
A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental structure at one of the angles of a larger structure.
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 (n.)
A revolving tower constructed of thick iron plates, within which cannon are mounted. Turrets are used on vessels of war and on land.
turret (n.)
The elevated central portion of the roof of a passenger car. Its sides are pierced for light and ventilation.

turret
tur′et, n. a small tower on a building and rising above it: a movable building containing soldiers, engines, &c., used in medieval sieges: a tower, often revolving, for offensive purposes, on land and water: the raised portion above an American railroad car, for ventilation, &c.—adj. Turr′eted, furnished with turrets: formed like a tower.—ns. Turr′et-gun, a gun designed for use in a revolving turret; Turr′et-ship, an ironclad ship-of-war, whose guns are placed in one or more revolving turrets placed on deck.—adjs. Turric′ulate, -d, having small turrets. [O. Fr. touret (Fr. tourelle).]

turret
In military antiquity, a movable building, of a square form, consisting of 10 or even 20 stories, sometimes 120 cubits high, usually moved on wheels, and employed in approaches to a fortified place, for carrying soldiers, engines, ladders, casting bridges, and other necessaries.

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turret in sign language