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noun
- (archaic) A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental structure at one of the angles of a larger structure.
- (Ancient Military) 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.
- (military) A revolving tower constructed of thick iron plates, within which cannon are mounted. Turrets are used on vessels of war and on land.
- (Railroads) The elevated central portion of the roof of a passenger car. Its sides are pierced for light and ventilation.
Etymology: From Old English touret, Old French tourette, diminutive of tour a tower, Latin turris. See tower
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