turret

tur·ret  (tûrt, tr-)

n.

1. A small tower or tower-shaped projection on a building.

2.

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.

3. A tall wooden structure mounted on wheels and used in ancient warfare by besiegers to scale the walls of an enemy fortress.

4. An attachment for a lathe consisting of a rotating cylindrical block holding various cutting tools.

5. A rotating device holding various lenses, as for a microscope, allowing easy switching from one lens to another.

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[Middle English turet, from Old French torete, diminutive of tor, tower; see tower.]

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turret [ˈtʌrɪt]

n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a small tower that projects from the wall of a building, esp a medieval castle

2. (Military)

a.  a self-contained structure, capable of rotation, in which weapons are mounted, esp in tanks and warships

b.  a similar structure on an aircraft that houses one or more guns and sometimes a gunner

3. (Military / Fortifications) a tall wooden tower on wheels used formerly by besiegers to scale the walls of a fortress

4. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) (on a machine tool) a turret-like steel structure with tools projecting radially that can be indexed round to select or to bring each tool to bear on the work

[from Old French torete, from tor tower, from Latin turris]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	turret - a small tower extending above a building castle - a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack tower - a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
	2.	turret - a self-contained weapons platform housing guns and capable of rotation gun enclosure, gun turret weapons platform, platform - any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons armored combat vehicle, armoured combat vehicle, army tank, tank - an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads

Translations

turret [ˈtʌrɪt] N [of castle] → torreón m; [of tank, warship, aircraft] → torreta f (Mil, Hist) → torre f, torrecilla f (US) (Tech) → cabrestante m

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turret [ˈtʌrɪt] n

(on castle, tower) → tourelle f

(on tank, warship) → tourelle f

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turret

n (Archit) → Mauer- or Eckturm m; (on tank) → Turm m; (on ship) → Gefechtsturm m

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turret [ˈtʌrɪt] n → torretta

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turret [ˈtʌrɪt] n → torretta

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turret

n turret [ˈtarit, (American ) ˈtə:rit]

1 a small tower A fortress often has turrets. toring, wagtoring بُرْج куличка věžička lille tårn das Türmchen πυργίσκος torrecilla torn برج کوچک torni tourelle צְרִיחַ बुर्ज tornjić, mala kula kis torony menara smáturn torretta 小塔 작은 탑 bokštelis tornītis menara kecil torentje lite tårn wieżyczka torreão foişor башенка vežička stolpič kula torn หอคอย küçük kule 塔樓，角塔 башточка کنگرہ، برج tháp 塔楼，角塔

2 steel protecting gunners on a tank, plane etc. kanontorings بُرْج دَوّار في سَفينَه кула střelecká věž kanontårn der Geschützturm πυργίσκος torreta kahuritorn برجک tykkitorni tourelle צְרִיחַ कंगूरा oklopni toranj páncéltorony pelindung penembak byssuturn/-stæði torretta 砲塔 (비행기의) 총좌, (탱크의) 회전포탑 bokštelis bruņutornis turet geschutskoepel kanontårn wieżyczka torre turelă орудийная башня strelecká veža blindirana zaščitna kupola kupola torn, manövertorn เหล็กที่ป้องกันมือปืนบนรถถังหรือเครื่องบิน döner çelik kule, taret 砲塔(台) гарматна башта; турель ٹينک ميں لگي حفاظتي اسٹيل pháo trên xe tăng 炮塔（台）