- Look up
turret in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Turret may
refer to:
Turret (architecture), a
small tower that
projects above the wall of a building...
- A gun
turret (or
simply turret) is a
mounting platform from
which weapons can be
fired that
affords protection,
visibility and
ability to turn and aim...
-
arose from the
turret's
spherical housing. It was a
manned turret, as
distinct from remote-controlled
turrets also in use. The
turret held the gunner...
- An
oscillating turret is a form of
turret for
armoured fighting vehicles, both
tanks and
armoured cars. The
turret is
unusual in
being made of two hinged...
- Loch
Turret is a
large freshwater reservoir on a north-east to south-west orientation, that is
located at the head of Glen
Turret and 5.39
miles (8.67 km)...
- In architecture, a
turret is a
small tower that
projects vertically from the wall of a
building such as a
medieval castle.
Turrets were used to provide...
- The
turret lathe is a form of
metalworking lathe that is used for
repetitive production of
duplicate parts,
which by the
nature of
their cutting process...
- The Tyne
Turrets were two 12-inch Mk VIII guns from the
battleship HMS Illustrious,
installed in
Roberts Battery at Hartley, near
Seaton Sluice north...
- A
turret punch or
turret press is a type of
punch press used for
metal forming by punching. Punching, and
press work in general, is a
process well suited...
- 19
April 1989, an
explosion occurred within the
Number Two 16-inch gun
turret of the
United States Navy
battleship USS Iowa (BB-61)
during a
fleet exercise...