Turret



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.塔楼, 角塔
• ［英］ n.塔楼, 角塔 ( a little tower)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Middle English touret, from Anglo-French turette, tourette, diminutive of tur, tour tower — more at tower
• Date: 14th century
• 1. a little tower; specifically an ornamental structure at an angle of a larger structure
• 2.
  • a. a pivoted and revolvable holder in a machine tool
  • b. a device (as on a microscope or a television camera) holding several lenses
• 3.
  • a. a tall building usually moved on wheels and formerly used for carrying soldiers and equipment for breaching or scaling a wall
  • b.
    • (1) a gunner's fixed or movable enclosure in an airplane
    • (2) a revolving armored structure on a warship that protects one or more guns mounted within it
    • (3) a similar upper structure usually for one gun on a tank

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