American English pronunciation

How to pronounce turret

IPA transcription: ['tɚət]

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Noun

  • a small tower extending above a building

  • a self-contained weapons platform housing guns and capable of rotation

Usage examples

  • Primarily intended for helicopter use and offered in several fixed, podded, and turreted installations.
  • The Saracen was produced both with and without turrets fitted.
  • There are turrets at each corner.
  • The mock-up turret was removed and a cockpit fairing installed.
  • Both hull and turret armor were increased.
  • A white searchlight is mounted in front of the turret.
  • An high turret rises above the roof level.
  • When he was a teenager he moved with his family to Turret, Colorado.
  • Two quadruple "pom-pom" mounts were also fitted on top of 'B' turret.
  • When he was a teenager he moved with his family to Turret, Colorado.