turret
pronunciation
How to pronounce turret in British English:
UK [ˈtʌrət]
How to pronounce turret in American English:
US [ˈtɜrət]
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- Noun:
- a small tower extending above a building
- a self-contained weapons platform housing guns and capable of rotation
Word Origin
- turret
- turret: see tower
- turret (n.)
- c. 1300, touret "small tower forming part of a city wall or castle," from Old French torete (12c., Modern French tourette), diminutive of tour "tower," from Latin turris (see tower (n.1)). Meaning "low, flat gun-tower on a warship" is recorded from 1862, later also of tanks. Related: Turreted. Welsh twrd is from English.
Example
- 1. T-26 tank turret is mounted on the car .
- 2. On " raining men , " she emerged atop a pink tank turret , in military regalia .
- 3. Our house has this turret you can 't get into from inside .
- 4. An american firm , more industries , offers a turret that can aim and fire two automatic shotguns .
- 5. A lunar eclipse shines above turret arch at arches national park on december 10 , 2011 near moab , utah .