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Turrel
Turrel Tur"rel, n. [Cf. OF. touroul a little wooden instrument
to fasten doors or windows.]
A certain tool used by coopers. --Sherwood.
TurretTurret 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. Turret clockTurret 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. Turret deck
Turret deck Tur"ret deck
A narrow superstructure running from stem to stern on the
upper deck of a steam cargo vessel having a rounded gunwale
and sides curved inward convexly.
Turret headTurret 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. Turret latheTurret 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. Turret shipTurret 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. Turret steamer
Turret steamer Tur"ret steam`er
A whaleback steamer with a hatch coaming, usually about seven
feet high, extending almost continuously fore and aft.
Turreted
Turreted Tur"ret*ed, a.
1. Furnished with a turret or turrets; specifically
(Zo["o]l.), having the whorls somewhat flattened on the
upper side and often ornamented by spines or tubercles; --
said of certain spiral shells.
2. Formed like a tower; as, a turreted lamp. --Bacon.
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conch in his 1940
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Alexander de
Turre, C.R.L. (died 1624) was a
Roman Catholic prelate who
served as
Bishop of
Hierapetra et
Sitia (1594–1624).
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titular see of the
Roman Catholic Church,
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ancient bishopric was
founded in the
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Bertrand de la Tour (1265? – 1332 or 1333), also
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