| Turret (turret) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Tur"ret |
| [OE. touret, OF.
tourette, dim. of tour a tower, L. turris. See
Tower.]
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A little tower, frequently a
merely ornamental structure at one of the angles of a larger
structure.
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 revolving tower constructed of
thick iron plates, within which cannon are mounted. Turrets are used on
vessels of war and on land.
The elevated central portion
of the roof of a passenger car. Its sides are pierced for light and
ventilation.
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