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Turrel
Turrel Tur"rel, n. [Cf. OF. touroul a little wooden instrument
to fasten doors or windows.]
A certain tool used by coopers. --Sherwood.
TurretTurret Tur"ret, n. [OE. touret, OF. tourette, dim. of tour a
tower, L. turris. See Tower.]
1. (Arch.) A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental
structure at one of the angles of a larger structure.
2. (Anc. Mil.) A movable building, of a square form,
consisting of ten or even twenty stories and sometimes one
hundred and twenty cubits high, usually moved on wheels,
and employed in approaching a fortified place, for
carrying soldiers, engines, ladders, casting bridges, and
other necessaries.
3. (Mil.) A revolving tower constructed of thick iron plates,
within which cannon are mounted. Turrets are used on
vessels of war and on land.
4. (Railroads) The elevated central portion of the roof of a
passenger car. Its sides are pierced for light and
ventilation.
Turret clock, a large clock adapted for an elevated
position, as in the tower of a church.
Turret head (Mach.), a vertical cylindrical revolving tool
holder for bringing different tools into action
successively in a machine, as in a lathe.
Turret lathe, a turning lathe having a turret head.
Turret ship, an ironclad war vessel, with low sides, on
which heavy guns are mounted within one or more iron
turrets, which may be rotated, so that the guns may be
made to bear in any required direction. Turret clockTurret Tur"ret, n. [OE. touret, OF. tourette, dim. of tour a
tower, L. turris. See Tower.]
1. (Arch.) A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental
structure at one of the angles of a larger structure.
2. (Anc. Mil.) A movable building, of a square form,
consisting of ten or even twenty stories and sometimes one
hundred and twenty cubits high, usually moved on wheels,
and employed in approaching a fortified place, for
carrying soldiers, engines, ladders, casting bridges, and
other necessaries.
3. (Mil.) A revolving tower constructed of thick iron plates,
within which cannon are mounted. Turrets are used on
vessels of war and on land.
4. (Railroads) The elevated central portion of the roof of a
passenger car. Its sides are pierced for light and
ventilation.
Turret clock, a large clock adapted for an elevated
position, as in the tower of a church.
Turret head (Mach.), a vertical cylindrical revolving tool
holder for bringing different tools into action
successively in a machine, as in a lathe.
Turret lathe, a turning lathe having a turret head.
Turret ship, an ironclad war vessel, with low sides, on
which heavy guns are mounted within one or more iron
turrets, which may be rotated, so that the guns may be
made to bear in any required direction. Turret deck
Turret deck Tur"ret deck
A narrow superstructure running from stem to stern on the
upper deck of a steam cargo vessel having a rounded gunwale
and sides curved inward convexly.
Turret headTurret Tur"ret, n. [OE. touret, OF. tourette, dim. of tour a
tower, L. turris. See Tower.]
1. (Arch.) A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental
structure at one of the angles of a larger structure.
2. (Anc. Mil.) A movable building, of a square form,
consisting of ten or even twenty stories and sometimes one
hundred and twenty cubits high, usually moved on wheels,
and employed in approaching a fortified place, for
carrying soldiers, engines, ladders, casting bridges, and
other necessaries.
3. (Mil.) A revolving tower constructed of thick iron plates,
within which cannon are mounted. Turrets are used on
vessels of war and on land.
4. (Railroads) The elevated central portion of the roof of a
passenger car. Its sides are pierced for light and
ventilation.
Turret clock, a large clock adapted for an elevated
position, as in the tower of a church.
Turret head (Mach.), a vertical cylindrical revolving tool
holder for bringing different tools into action
successively in a machine, as in a lathe.
Turret lathe, a turning lathe having a turret head.
Turret ship, an ironclad war vessel, with low sides, on
which heavy guns are mounted within one or more iron
turrets, which may be rotated, so that the guns may be
made to bear in any required direction. Turret latheTurret Tur"ret, n. [OE. touret, OF. tourette, dim. of tour a
tower, L. turris. See Tower.]
1. (Arch.) A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental
structure at one of the angles of a larger structure.
2. (Anc. Mil.) A movable building, of a square form,
consisting of ten or even twenty stories and sometimes one
hundred and twenty cubits high, usually moved on wheels,
and employed in approaching a fortified place, for
carrying soldiers, engines, ladders, casting bridges, and
other necessaries.
3. (Mil.) A revolving tower constructed of thick iron plates,
within which cannon are mounted. Turrets are used on
vessels of war and on land.
4. (Railroads) The elevated central portion of the roof of a
passenger car. Its sides are pierced for light and
ventilation.
Turret clock, a large clock adapted for an elevated
position, as in the tower of a church.
Turret head (Mach.), a vertical cylindrical revolving tool
holder for bringing different tools into action
successively in a machine, as in a lathe.
Turret lathe, a turning lathe having a turret head.
Turret ship, an ironclad war vessel, with low sides, on
which heavy guns are mounted within one or more iron
turrets, which may be rotated, so that the guns may be
made to bear in any required direction. Turret shipTurret Tur"ret, n. [OE. touret, OF. tourette, dim. of tour a
tower, L. turris. See Tower.]
1. (Arch.) A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental
structure at one of the angles of a larger structure.
2. (Anc. Mil.) A movable building, of a square form,
consisting of ten or even twenty stories and sometimes one
hundred and twenty cubits high, usually moved on wheels,
and employed in approaching a fortified place, for
carrying soldiers, engines, ladders, casting bridges, and
other necessaries.
3. (Mil.) A revolving tower constructed of thick iron plates,
within which cannon are mounted. Turrets are used on
vessels of war and on land.
4. (Railroads) The elevated central portion of the roof of a
passenger car. Its sides are pierced for light and
ventilation.
Turret clock, a large clock adapted for an elevated
position, as in the tower of a church.
Turret head (Mach.), a vertical cylindrical revolving tool
holder for bringing different tools into action
successively in a machine, as in a lathe.
Turret lathe, a turning lathe having a turret head.
Turret ship, an ironclad war vessel, with low sides, on
which heavy guns are mounted within one or more iron
turrets, which may be rotated, so that the guns may be
made to bear in any required direction. Turret steamer
Turret steamer Tur"ret steam`er
A whaleback steamer with a hatch coaming, usually about seven
feet high, extending almost continuously fore and aft.
Turreted
Turreted Tur"ret*ed, a.
1. Furnished with a turret or turrets; specifically
(Zo["o]l.), having the whorls somewhat flattened on the
upper side and often ornamented by spines or tubercles; --
said of certain spiral shells.
2. Formed like a tower; as, a turreted lamp. --Bacon.
Meaning of Turre from wikipedia
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Turre is a muni****lity of Almería province, in the
autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.
Turre was
originally a
Moorish settlement created after...
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Stephen Johnson Turre (born
September 12, 1948, in Omaha, Nebraska) is an
American jazz
trombonist and a
pioneer of
using seas**** as instruments, a...
- Ad
Turres was the name of
several different places in antiquity: Ad
Turres (Bruttium), a town of
Bruttium Ad
Turres (Byzacena), a town of
Byzacena Ad Turres...
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Steve Turre (né
Stephen Johnson Turre; born 12
September 1948 Omaha, Nebraska) is an
American jazz trombonist, a
pioneering musical seas**** virtuoso...
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conch in his 1940
piece Xochipilli.
American jazz
trombonist Steve Turre also
plays conches, in
particular with his
group Sanctified S****. The...
- Band (Lew Delgatto,
Lenny Pickett,
George Young, Earl Gardner, and
Steve Turre) for her
performance of "If It's Over"
during her 1992 MTV
Unplugged special...
- Nils Kärnekull – Lill-Klippen
Linus Eklund Adolphson –
Pelje Isa
Aouifia –
Turre John
Alexander Eriksson –
Knotas Kim Kold –
Labbas Logi
Tulinius – Ulv Joakim...
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Turres Albas was an
ancient city of Latium. Ad
Turres Albas originally belonged to the Volsci, and
stood on the
coast and on the Via Severiana, 9 miles...
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Turres Concordiae is a
titular see of the
Roman Catholic Church,
North Africa. The
ancient bishopric was
founded in the
Roman province of Numidia, Roman...
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Turres Ammeniae was a Roman–Berber
civitas in
Africa Proconsulare. It was a
Roman Catholic diocese. The
ancient bishopric was
founded in the
Roman province...
