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   turret

   /ˈtʌrɪt/

   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 castle with fairy-tale turrets"
   • ▪ a low armoured tower, typically one that revolves, for a gun and gunners in a ship, aircraft, fort, or tank.
   • ▪ a rotating holder for tools, especially on a lathe.

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

   Derivatives

   • 1. turreted adjective

   Scrabble Points: 6

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