turreted

American  

[tur-i-tid, tuhr-] / ˈtɜr ɪ tɪd, ˈtʌr- /

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.

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turreted British  

/ tʌˈrɪkjʊlɪt, ˈtʌrɪtɪd, -ˌleɪt /

adjective

1. having or resembling a turret or turrets

2. (of a gastropod shell) having the shape of a long spiral

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Other Word Forms

• unturreted adjective

Etymology

Origin of turreted

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

Example Sentences

“A forty-minute drive from London, the hulking Gothic Revival estate is a turreted and castellated house full of secret doors and old safe rooms.”

From Literature

And at the center of it all lay a turreted mansion and a stretch of mountains that had never been more beautiful.

From Literature

They always flew along the wires of this place like a kettle of jeweled hawks, cresting over the rooftops of turreted houses and quaint shops all stuck together like assorted taffies.

From Literature

Mihai Jurca, Oradea’s city manager, detailed the area’s appeal during a tour of the turreted confection of Art Nouveau buildings in the renovated city center.

From New York Times

Larsen spent decades in television as what he called “a gag writer” for shows including “Truth or Consequences,” and it was from the window of a TV studio on Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue that he first spotted the turreted residence that would become the Magic Castle.

From Los Angeles Times