Turret Meaning
/ˈtʌɹɪt/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA little tower, frequently a merely ornamental structure at one of the corners of a building or castle.
nounA siege tower; 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.
Sentence Examples
He pointed towards the turret.
He pointed in the direction of the turret.
CEFR Practice Quiz
From the castle's ____, archers could easily shoot arrows at approaching enemies.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ancient stone castle had a small ____ at each corner of the walls to provide a good view of the valley today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English touret, from Old French torete (French tourette), diminutive of tour (“tower”), from Latin turris. Doublet of tor, tourelle, and tower. See tower.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Awake! for Morning in the Bowl of Night,
Has flung the Stone that puts the Stars to Flight:
And Lo! the Hunter of the East has caught
The Sultán's Turret in a Noose of light."
— 1859, Edward Fitzgerald, The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám: The Astronomer-Poet of Persia, page 1:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
From the castle's ____, archers could easily shoot arrows at approaching enemies.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ancient stone castle had a small ____ at each corner of the walls to provide a good view of the valley today.