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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.

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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Etymology

Origin of turreted

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

Example Sentences

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Turreted, white-walled, dark-roofed in the moonlight, it might have been the outpost of some fairy town.

From The Brother of Daphne by Yates, Dornford

Turreted on all four corners, constructed of material which looked like blocks of natural glass, the fairylike structure was crowned by a gigantic tower of something which resembled obsidian.

From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930 by Various

Turreted arches of spruce, and banners of welcome strung right across the street, entered into the scheme.

From Westward with the Prince of Wales by Newton, W. Douglas (Wilfrid Douglas)

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