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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.
Turret
Turret 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 clock
Turret 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 head
Turret 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 lathe
Turret 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 ship
Turret 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.

Meaning of Turre from wikipedia

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