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| tur·ret [ túrrət ] (plural tur·rets) |
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1. arms dome containing gun: a rotating armored structure on a ship or tank, or a dome projecting from the fuselage of an aircraft, containing one or more guns and a gun crew
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2. small tower: a small rounded tower that projects from a wall or corner of a large building such as a castle
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3. mechanical engineering part of lathe: a device on a lathe that holds a range of tools
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| [14th century. < Old French tourete "small tower" < tour "tower" < Latin turris] |
