turret
noun
a small tower, usually one forming part of a larger structure.
turrets
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pluralof turret.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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During World War II, the DuPont company turned its scientific and manufacturing capacity to national service, producing munitions, nylon parachutes, Lucite airplane turrets, and many other products for the war effort.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Humvees complete with gun turrets parked on Wilshire Boulevard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2025
Students at Stadium can study tucked away in actual castle turrets, the light filtering through windows tinted by stained-glass panels crafted by former students.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2024
This seaside respite on the Côte d’Azur was once a 17th-century soap factory yet looks like a castle thanks to a Scottish lord who, in the early 1900s, added turrets and crenelated ramparts.
From New York Times ● Mar. 27, 2024
I take the road past the castle, a fairy-tale place of turrets and etched stone where my sisters used to eat picnics, but those memories are like old photographs faded by the sun.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
