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   tur·ret

   /ˈtərət/

   noun

   • 1. a small tower on top of a larger tower or at the corner of a building or wall, typically of a castle.
   • ▪ a low, flat armored gun emplacement, typically one that revolves, in a ship, aircraft, fort, or tank.
   • ▪ a rotating holder for tools, especially on a lathe.
   • 2. a mollusk with a long, slender, pointed spiral shell, typically brightly colored and living in tropical seas.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French tourete, diminutive of tour ‘tower’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. turreted adjective

   Scrabble Points: 6

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