turret

turret
noun
  1. a small tower on top of a larger tower or at the corner of a building or wall, typically of a castle
    (尤指城堡的)角楼,塔楼
    ■a low, flat armoured tower, typically one that revolves, for a gun and gunners in a ship, aircraft, fort, or tank
    (尤指可旋转的战舰、飞机、堡垒或坦克的)炮塔
    ■a rotating holder for tools, especially on a lathe
    (尤指机床上的)转台
  2. (亦作 turret shell)a mollusc with a long, slender, pointed spiral shell, typically brightly coloured and living in tropical seas
    锥螺
  3. Family Turitellidae, class Gastropoda: Turitella and other genera
    锥螺科,腹足纲:锥螺属及其他属
派生
turreted
adjective
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French tourete, diminutive of tour 'tower'
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