NOUN | artifact | turret | a small tower extending above a building |
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artifact | turret, gun enclosure, gun turret | a self-contained weapons platform housing guns and capable of rotation |
Sounds | ter'aht; ter't | |
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Rhymes | abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht... | |
Albert ... yogurt: 70 rhymes with ert... |
Meaning | A small tower extending above a building. | |
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Part of | castle | A large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack |
Broader | tower | A structure taller than its diameter |
Spanish | torrecilla, torreón, torreta | |
Catalan | torratxa, torreta |
Meaning | A self-contained weapons platform housing guns and capable of rotation. | |
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Synonyms | gun enclosure, gun turret | |
Part of | tank, army tank, armored combat vehicle, armoured combat vehicle | An enclosed armored military vehicle |
Broader | platform, weapons platform | Any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons |
Spanish | torreta | |
Catalan | torreta |
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