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BNC: 15097 COCA: 14270

turret

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
turret /ˈtɚrət/ noun
plural turrets
turret
/ˈtɚrət/
noun
plural turrets
Learner's definition of TURRET
[count]
: a small tower on a building塔楼;角楼
: the part on a military tank, airplane, or ship from which guns are fired(坦克、飞机或战舰上的)回转炮塔,旋转枪架

— turreted

/ˈtɚrətəd/ adjective
BNC: 15097 COCA: 14270

turret

noun

tur·​ret ˈtər-ət How to pronounce turret (audio)
ˈtə-rət,
ˈtu̇r-ət How to pronounce turret (audio)
1
: a little tower
specifically : an ornamental structure at an angle of a larger structure
2
a(1)
: a revolving armored structure on a warship that protects one or more guns mounted within it
(2)
: a similar upper structure usually for one gun on a tank
(3)
: a gunner's fixed or movable enclosure in an airplane
b
: a tall building usually moved on wheels and formerly used for carrying soldiers and equipment for breaching or scaling a wall
3
a
: a pivoted and revolvable holder in a machine tool
b
: a device (as on a microscope or a television camera) holding several lenses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The 1999 house has heated bamboo floors, an open main living space with a wall of south-facing windows and chef's kitchen, and a turret with a spiral staircase to the second floor's three en suite bedrooms. The Week Staff, The Week, 24 Apr. 2022 Its castle appearance relates to a three-story windowed turret towering over the estate’s front entry. Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2022 Prices range from $150 for a message on a Howitzer shell to $3,000 for one written on the side of a tank’s turret. New York Times, 22 Aug. 2022 On a recent weekday, amid hulking vehicles parked in bays that line the repair halls, an employee drove a new Leopard into position, then used a crane to remove a turret that needed adjusting. New York Times, 5 May 2022 Kove, aka John Kreese, checked out the 5th Marine Expedition’s motor pool of armored vehicles, shouldered an assault rifle and hopped aboard a Humvee and a military vehicle equipped with a 50-caliber gun turret. Diane Bell Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2022 Its multistory turret includes three round rooms: a family room on the main level, her daughter's bedroom on the second floor, and her home office on the third floor. Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2022 One famous example was the German Sturmgeschütz III, a turret-less armored vehicle that was often attached to infantry units. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 30 June 2022 The USS Monitor was the oldest and most important of them, as the first U.S. warship built with a revolutionary rotating gun turret, NOAA reports. CBS News, 6 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English touret, from Anglo-French turette, tourette, diminutive of tur, tour tower — more at tower

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of turret was in the 14th century
BNC: 15097 COCA: 14270

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