turret

The definition of a turret is a small tower that extends above a building, typically at a corner and especially on castles.

(noun)

The tall tower atop a castle where Princess Rapunzel lived is an example of a turret.

See turret in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a small tower projecting from a building, usually at a corner and often merely ornamental
a wooden, usually square tower on wheels, carrying soldiers, battering-rams, catapults, etc., used in ancient warfare for attacking fortresses and walled cities
1. a low, armored, usually revolving, structure for a gun or guns, as on a warship, tank, or fortress
2. a transparent dome for a gun and gunner, as on a bomber
an attachment for a lathe, drill, etc., consisting of a block holding several cutting tools, which may be rotated to present any of the tools to the work
also turrethead
an adjustable device on a camera for holding various lenses

Origin: ME turet < OFr tourete, dim. of tour: see tower

See turret in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A small tower or tower-shaped projection on a building.
a. A low, heavily armored structure, usually rotating horizontally, containing mounted guns and their gunners or crew, as on a warship or tank.
b. A domelike gunner's enclosure projecting from the fuselage of a combat aircraft.
A tall wooden structure mounted on wheels and used in ancient warfare by besiegers to scale the walls of an enemy fortress.
An attachment for a lathe consisting of a rotating cylindrical block holding various cutting tools.
A rotating device holding various lenses, as for a microscope, allowing easy switching from one lens to another.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English turet

Origin: , from Old French torete

Origin: , diminutive of tor, tower; see tower

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