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1. Turret
   In architecture a turret (touret or turette) is a small tower. The name is also sometimes given to a large pinnacle. Turrets are employed in Gothic architecture for various purposes, and are applied in various ways. They also differ very greatly in their forms, proportions, and decorations. In many ...
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2. Turret
   Small tower, round or polygonal; usually a lookout.
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3. turret
   [n] - a small tower extending above a building
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4. Turret
   small tower
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5. Turret
   A small tower built into part of a fortification's curtain wall. These may be accessed from the ground, through the curtain wall itself if wide enough to admit passage, the ground level or the parapet along the top. These may act as accommodation for small garrisons separated from their main bases ...
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6. Turret
   The transparent enclosed position of the gunner of a military aeroplane. Most turrets are power-operated, hydraulically, electrically, and both.
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7. turret
   a tool-carrying block which can be swivelled so as to bring several tools successively into working position.It can replace the simple tool post Category: Mechanical engineering • a multiple toolholder which may be indexed to bring different tools to the working position successively ...
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8. Turret
   A small tower, surmounting or attached to a building, usually used as a staircase.
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9. Turret
   A small tower. In parish churches they often contain staircases.
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10. turret
    noun a small tower extending above a building
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11. Turret
    • (n.) A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental structure at one of the angles of a larger structure. • (n.) The elevated central portion of the roof of a passenger car. Its sides are pierced for light and ventilation. • (n.) A movable building, of a square form, consisting of t...
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12. turret
    (from the article `machine tool`) Horizontal turret lathes have two features that distinguish them from engine lathes. The first is a multiple-sided main turret, which takes the place ...
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13. turret
    a small tower
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14. turret
    
    • a small tower extending above a building
    • a self-contained weapons platform housing guns and capable of rotation
    
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15. Turret
    A rotating lens mount allowing for the mounting of three or sometimes four lenses on a camera, allowing for the quick change from one lens to another. Only one is in use at any given time, and this is known as the taking lens
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16. Turret
    Turret is slang for the head.
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17. Turret
    Turret is slang for the head.
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18. Turret
    In architecture, a `turret` (from Italian: torretta, little tower; Latin: turris, tower) is a small tower that projects vertically from the wall of a building such as a medieval castle. Turrets were used to provide a projecting defensive position allowing covering fire to the adjacent ...
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