Turret

English Meaning

A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental structure at one of the angles of a larger structure.

1. A small tower or tower-shaped projection on a building.
2. A low, heavily armored structure, usually rotating horizontally, containing mounted guns and their gunners or crew, as on a warship or tank.
3. A domelike gunner's enclosure projecting from the fuselage of a combat aircraft.
4. A tall wooden structure mounted on wheels and used in ancient warfare by besiegers to scale the walls of an enemy fortress.
5. An attachment for a lathe consisting of a rotating cylindrical block holding various cutting tools.
6. A rotating device holding various lenses, as for a microscope, allowing easy switching from one lens to another.