turreted

[ tur-i-tid, tuhr- ]

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.

turreted

/ tʌˈrɪkjʊlɪt; ˈtʌrɪtɪd; -ˌleɪt /

adjective

1. having or resembling a turret or turrets
2. (of a gastropod shell) having the shape of a long spiral

Other Words From

• un·turret·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of turreted¹

First recorded in 1540–50; turret + -ed ³

Example Sentences

Castle Xylina rose in turreted heights of dazzling whiteness above them, pure as the day it was completed.

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Her head, turreted like that of Cybèle, rises almost beyond the reach of sight.

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Like another Cybele, with her turreted diadem, and gods for her children, in her arms and in her lap.

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Its cargo was two turreted pies, one full of birds and the other of frogs.

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Lakes and mountains and turreted cities appeared in the sky.

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