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turret
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Turret
(gcide) | Turret \Tur"ret\, n. [OE. touret, OF. tourette, dim. of tour a
tower, L. turris. See Tower.]
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1. (Arch.) A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental
structure at one of the angles of a larger structure.
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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.
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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.
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4. (Railroads) The elevated central portion of the roof of a
passenger car. Its sides are pierced for light and
ventilation.
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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.
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turret
(gcide) | Turrethead \Tur"ret*head\
an attachment fitted to a lathe or other machinery which
holds a variety of tools which can act on the object being
worked, and which are interchangeable by a pivoting motion,
thus allowing efficient performance of multiple operations;
-- also called a turret.
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turret
(wn) | turret
n 1: a small tower extending above a building
2: a self-contained weapons platform housing guns and capable of
rotation [syn: gun enclosure, gun turret, turret] |
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gun turret
(encz) | gun turret, n: |
turret clock
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Turret
(gcide) | Turret \Tur"ret\, n. [OE. touret, OF. tourette, dim. of tour a
tower, L. turris. See Tower.]
[1913 Webster]
1. (Arch.) A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental
structure at one of the angles of a larger structure.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
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.
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4. (Railroads) The elevated central portion of the roof of a
passenger car. Its sides are pierced for light and
ventilation.
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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.
[1913 Webster]Turrethead \Tur"ret*head\
an attachment fitted to a lathe or other machinery which
holds a variety of tools which can act on the object being
worked, and which are interchangeable by a pivoting motion,
thus allowing efficient performance of multiple operations;
-- also called a turret.
[PJC] |
Turret clock
(gcide) | Turret \Tur"ret\, n. [OE. touret, OF. tourette, dim. of tour a
tower, L. turris. See Tower.]
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1. (Arch.) A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental
structure at one of the angles of a larger structure.
[1913 Webster]
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.
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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.
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4. (Railroads) The elevated central portion of the roof of a
passenger car. Its sides are pierced for light and
ventilation.
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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.
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Turret deck
(gcide) | Turret deck \Tur"ret deck\
A narrow superstructure running from stem to stern on the
upper deck of a steam cargo vessel having a rounded gunwale
and sides curved inward convexly.
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Turret head
(gcide) | Turret \Tur"ret\, n. [OE. touret, OF. tourette, dim. of tour a
tower, L. turris. See Tower.]
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1. (Arch.) A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental
structure at one of the angles of a larger structure.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
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.
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4. (Railroads) The elevated central portion of the roof of a
passenger car. Its sides are pierced for light and
ventilation.
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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.
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Turret lathe
(gcide) | Turret \Tur"ret\, n. [OE. touret, OF. tourette, dim. of tour a
tower, L. turris. See Tower.]
[1913 Webster]
1. (Arch.) A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental
structure at one of the angles of a larger structure.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
4. (Railroads) The elevated central portion of the roof of a
passenger car. Its sides are pierced for light and
ventilation.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]Turret lathe \Tur"ret lathe\
a lathe fitted with a turrethead.
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Turret ship
(gcide) | Turret \Tur"ret\, n. [OE. touret, OF. tourette, dim. of tour a
tower, L. turris. See Tower.]
[1913 Webster]
1. (Arch.) A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental
structure at one of the angles of a larger structure.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
4. (Railroads) The elevated central portion of the roof of a
passenger car. Its sides are pierced for light and
ventilation.
[1913 Webster]
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.
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Turret steamer
(gcide) | Turret steamer \Tur"ret steam`er\
A whaleback steamer with a hatch coaming, usually about seven
feet high, extending almost continuously fore and aft.
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Turreted
(gcide) | Turreted \Tur"ret*ed\, a.
1. Furnished with a turret or turrets; specifically (Zool.),
having the whorls somewhat flattened on the upper side and
often ornamented by spines or tubercles; -- said of
certain spiral shells.
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2. Formed like a tower; as, a turreted lamp. --Bacon.
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Turrethead
(gcide) | Turrethead \Tur"ret*head\
an attachment fitted to a lathe or other machinery which
holds a variety of tools which can act on the object being
worked, and which are interchangeable by a pivoting motion,
thus allowing efficient performance of multiple operations;
-- also called a turret.
[PJC] |
gun turret
(wn) | gun turret
n 1: a self-contained weapons platform housing guns and capable
of rotation [syn: gun enclosure, gun turret, turret] |
turret clock
(wn) | turret clock
n 1: a clock with more than one dial to show the time in all
directions from a tower |
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