Turret vs Steeple - What's the difference?
turret | steeple |
(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)
To form something into the shape of a steeple.
As nouns the difference between turret and steeple
is that turret is a little tower, frequently a merely ornamental structure at one of the corners of a building or castle while steeple is a tall tower, often on a church, normally topped with a spire.As a verb steeple is
to form something into the shape of a steeple.turret
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Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (military) cupolaDerived terms
{{der3, turret board , turret clock , turret head , turret lathe , turret ship}}Anagrams
*steeple
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(wikipedia steeple)Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete)Verb
(steepl)- He steepled his fingers as he considered the question.