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turret

noun

A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental structure at one of the corners of a building or castle.

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Word length
6
Starts with
T
Ends with
T
Contains
UR
Scrabble score
6
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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/ˈtʌɹɪt/ /ˈtɝɹɪt/

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noun

  1. A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental structure at one of the corners of a building or castle.

  2. A siege tower; 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. A tower-like solder post on a turret board (a circuit board with posts instead of holes).

  4. An armoured, rotating gun installation on a fort, ship, aircraft, or armoured fighting vehicle.

  5. The elevated central portion of the roof of a passenger car, with sides that are pierced for light and ventilation.

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