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turreted
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Turreted
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tur·ret·ed
/
ˈtɜr
ɪ
tɪd, ˈtʌr-
/
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[
tur
-i-tid,
tuhr
-
]
Show IPA
adjective
1.
furnished with a
turret
or
turrets
.
2.
having a turretlike part or parts.
3.
Zoology
.
having whorls in the form of a long or towering spiral, as certain shells.
Origin:
1540–50;
turret
+
-ed
3
Related forms
un·tur·ret·ed,
adjective
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turreted
,
turriculate
or
turriculated
(ˈtʌrɪtɪd, tʌˈrɪkjʊlɪt, -ˌleɪt)
—
adj
1.
having or resembling a turret or turrets
2.
(of a gastropod shell) having the shape of a long spiral
turriculate
,
turriculate
or
turriculated
—
adj
turriculated
,
turriculate
or
turriculated
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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