small tower often on a larger structure (castle, building, etc.); rotating mount of a gun or cannon (on tanks, warships, etc.); pivoted mechanism for holding and using different lathe tools; tower used in breaching or scaling a wall
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Turret Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
The elevated central portion of the roof of a passenger car. Its sides are pierced for light and ventilation.
The elevated central portion of the roof of a passenger car. Its sides are pierced for light and ventilation.
(n.)
A revolving tower constructed of thick iron plates, within which cannon are mounted. Turrets are used on vessels of war and on land.
A revolving tower constructed of thick iron plates, within which cannon are mounted. Turrets are used on vessels of war and on land.
(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.
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.
(n.)
A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental structure at one of the angles of a larger structure.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA little tower, frequently a merely ornamental structure at one of the angles of a larger structure.
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.
turret
n
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]
similar words(7)
turret lathe
turret clock
turret deck
turret ship
gun turret
turret steamer
turret head
Noun
1. a small tower extending above a building
(hypernym) tower
(part-holonym) castle
2. a self-contained weapons platform housing guns and capable of rotation
(synonym) gun enclosure, gun turret
(hypernym) platform, weapons platform
(part-holonym) tank, army tank, armored combat vehicle, armoured combat vehicle
Turret Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
MOORED ICE-DRILLING BARGE A drilling barge of new concept developed by Dome Petroleum Ltd. for use in Arctic waters where floating or moving ice is a danger to conventional drillships or barges. The new barge has a 16-anchor mooring system attached to a swivel directly beneath the drilling derrick. At the approach of advancing ice on the barge's beam, the vessel weathervanes until its bow is headed into the ice flow. This maneuver reduces the tension on the mooring lines to a small fraction of that on a vessel moored in a fixed position.
Turret Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
Turret Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
In architecture, a turret (from Italian: torretta, little tower; Latin: turris, tower) is a small tower that projects vertically from the wall of a building such as a medieval castle. Turrets were used to provide a projecting defensive position allowing covering fire to the adjacent wall in the days of military fortification. As their military use faded, turrets were adopted for decorative purposes, as in the Scottish baronial style.
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Turret Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
Water source of the Glenturret Distillery in The Hosh, Crieff, Perthshire, Highland (Scotland)
