About The Word Turret
Learn about the word Turret to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Turret definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Turret
Turret Definition And Meaning |
---|
What's The Definition Of Turret?
[n] a self-contained weapons platform housing guns and capable of rotation
[n] a small tower extending above a building Synonyms | Synonyms for Turret: gun enclosure | gun turret Related Terms | Find terms related to Turret: See Also | armored combat vehicle | armoured combat vehicle | army tank | castle | platform | tank | tower | weapons platform Turret In Webster's Dictionary \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.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Toque ‐ a small round woman's hat [n] a tall white hat with a pouched…
- Dinge ‐ make dingy [v] make a dent or impression in; "dinge a…
- Wind ‐ the act of winding or twisting; "he put the key in the old clock…
- Hogan ‐ a Navajo lodge covered with earth; traditionally built with the…
- Oleander fern ‐ tropical fern having leathery fronds resembling oleander; found…
- Roughshod ‐ unjustly domineering; "incensed at the government's heavy-handed…
- Fine-tooth comb ‐ a method of examining in minute detail; "he went over the contract…
- Noose ‐ a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds…
- Writ of right ‐ a writ ordering that land be restored to its…
- Winged ‐ very fast; as if with wings; "on winged feet" [adj] having or…