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Meanings of
turret
in English
Russian
орудийная башня
Portuguese
torreta
Catalan
torrelló
Spanish
turett
Back to the meaning
Fortification feature.
corner turret
Russian
орудийная башня
Portuguese
torre de artilharia
Back to the meaning
A self-contained weapons platform housing guns and capable of rotation.
gun enclosure
gun turret
Portuguese
torre de artilharia
Usage of
turret
in English
1
Michael saw the second tank's
turret
about to reach the sixty-six-degree mark.
2
The machine gun is aimed through a loop-hole in the steel
turret
.
3
The southern and the eastern windows of the
turret
chamber were open.
4
A terrible salvo burst from the 16-inch guns in the forward
turret
.
5
He commenced
turret
-
clock
making in 1852, and made many improvements in them.
6
Hastening on, I opened the door in the
turret
,
and descended noiselessly.
7
The captain of the guard stumbled half distracted down the
turret
stair.
8
The upper part had a dome in the middle, like a
turret
.
9
They clicked into place around the golden
turret
in which we crouched.
10
Hahn was at the controls when Moa and I reached the
turret
.
11
Above each angle of the transept is a
turret
,
octagonal in form.
12
She could've shot us better from her seat by the right
turret
.
13
Burning pieces of cloth fell from the
turret
down into the handling-room.
14
In the final alternative, each
turret
could go on firing by itself.
15
I will see that the
turret
room is made ready for you.
16
Out the
turret
window, couples and large groups scurried toward their destinations.
Other examples for "turret"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
turret
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
forward turret
little turret
small turret
round turret
high turret
More collocations
Translations for
turret
Russian
орудийная башня
Portuguese
torreta
torre de artilharia
Catalan
torrelló
Spanish
turett
Turret
through the time
Turret
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common