turret
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7.4
- noun
- /ˈtʌrɪt/
- Specialized
:
torreta
- There are many turrets on the Fort, as you can see behind us, the there's a machine gun turret and an observation turret.
- a gun turret
He was one of my guys first SEAL killed in Iraq and he was the lead turret gunner in the lead Humvee.
- He was one of my guys first SEAL killed in Iraq and he was the lead turret gunner in the lead Humvee.
- Laser turrets manned by genetically enhanced Wasps beat that.
- I remember when I first engaged, he was lead turret gunner and same dude Zadok.
- Now that turret is moving around the center ring of that can.
- I have the nuclear launch codes and there are turrets in my hand.
- Until next time, Aria, will you recalibrate the chain whip turrets please?
- Some people restore old planes, but you restore old turrets.
- It's like, oh, wow, people, people really don't like the, you know, quad mount machine gun, you know, on top of my turret.
Examples
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Two men stay in it - one at the wheel, and the other at a machine gun in the turret.
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Right now it's a design that's pretty close to our modern understanding of the tank, with a rotating turret and an engine in the back.
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His gun turret, however, was immediately put into service.
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Get turrets one and two ready to fire.
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The military ship aimed its gun turrets toward the Caspian ships.
Fiction book (1996) -
The turret was credited by German survivors as having inflicted the fatal blows to their ship.
Academic text (2011) -
Virge is slowly rotating his turret, anxiously watching the blue sky through the Plexiglas bubble.
Fiction book (1990) -
The tank's turret spun quickly to engage the enemy targets.
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He operated the turret while keeping a lookout for incoming threats.
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From the safety of the armored vehicle, the soldier manned the turret with precision.
Synonyms
3
6.3
A part of a ship, plane, or vehicle that holds guns and turns to aim them
A protected platform that holds guns and can turn to aim at targets
Compounds
- Specialized
3
6.3
A part of a ship, plane, or vehicle that holds guns and turns to aim them
How Armed
- Archaic
68
5.5
- Specialized
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7.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Turret comes from an old French word made from tour (tower) plus the small ending -ette, so it originally meant 'little tower'. That's why a military turret is like a 'little tower' on a tank or ship that holds weapons and can turn to aim.