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Turret - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Turret : (noun)
1: a small tower extending above a building
2: a self-contained weapons platform housing guns and capable
of rotation [syn: gun enclosure, gun turret]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Turret : \Tur"ret\, n. [OE. touret, OF. tourette, dim. of tour a
tower, L. turris. See Tower.]
1. (Arch.) A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental
structure at one of the angles of a larger structure.
2. (Anc. Mil.) 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. (Mil.) A revolving tower constructed of thick iron plates,
within which cannon are mounted. Turrets are used on
vessels of war and on land.
4. (Railroads) The elevated central portion of the roof of a
passenger car. Its sides are pierced for light and
ventilation.
Turret clock, a large clock adapted for an elevated
position, as in the tower of a church.
Turret head (Mach.), a vertical cylindrical revolving tool
holder for bringing different tools into action
successively in a machine, as in a lathe.
Turret lathe, a turning lathe having a turret head.
Turret ship, an ironclad war vessel, with low sides, on
which heavy guns are mounted within one or more iron
turrets, which may be rotated, so that the guns may be
made to bear in any required direction.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Turret |
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tony023: @MlrMayor try the first mission when ur in the car on the Turret |
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MsBossyBeauty: SmhRT @Sunshine_Barbie: Dey don't even have those anymore!! RT @MsBossyBeauty: I want sum wings from the Copper Turret(moville) |
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STEG343: Just purchased 10 Turret-Armed Humvee #140mafia http://140mafia.com |
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