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a small tower, usually one forming part of a larger structure.
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a small tower at an angle of a building, as of a castle or fortress, frequently beginning some distance above the ground.
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Military. a domelike, sometimes heavily armored structure, usually revolving horizontally, within which guns are mounted, as on a fortification, ship, or aircraft.
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Fortification. a tall structure, usually moved on wheels, formerly employed in breaching or scaling a fortified place, a wall, or the like.
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turret
c.1300, "small tower," from O.Fr. touret (12c.), dim. of tour "tower," from L. turris (see tower). Meaning "low, flat gun-tower on a warship" is recorded from 1862, later also of tanks.
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