Definition of Turet
Tur"ret (?), n. [OE. touret, OF.
tourette, dim. of tour a tower, L. turris. See
Tower.]
1. (Arch.) A little tower, frequently a
merely ornamental structure at one of the angles of a larger
structure.
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.
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.
4. (Railroads) The elevated central portion
of the roof of a passenger car. Its sides are pierced for light and
ventilation.
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.
Tur"ret (?), n. [OE. touret, OF.
tourette, dim. of tour a tower, L. turris. See
Tower.]
1. (Arch.) A little tower, frequently a
merely ornamental structure at one of the angles of a larger
structure.
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.
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.
4. (Railroads) The elevated central portion
of the roof of a passenger car. Its sides are pierced for light and
ventilation.
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (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.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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