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Turlet vs Turret - What's the difference?

turlet | turret |

As nouns the difference between turlet and turret

is that turlet is while turret is (label) a little tower, frequently a merely ornamental structure at one of the corners of a building or castle.

turlet

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • turret

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (label) a little tower, frequently a merely ornamental structure at one of the corners of a building or castle
  • a siege tower; 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
  • (label) an armoured, rotating gun installation, on a fort, ship, aircraft, or armoured fighting vehicle
  • (label) the elevated central portion of the roof of a passenger car. Its sides are pierced for light and ventilation
  • (label) a tower-like solder post on a turret board (a circuit board with posts instead of holes)
  • Synonyms

    * (military) cupola

    Derived terms

    {{der3, turret board , turret clock , turret head , turret lathe , turret ship}}

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