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| Main Entry: |
turret
 [tur-it, tuhr-] 
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tower |
| Synonyms: | belfry, lathe, minaret, spire, steeple |
| Main Entry: | tower |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | very high building or building part |
| Synonyms: | belfry, castle, citadel, cloud buster, column, fort, fortification, fortress, high rise, keep, lookout, mast, minaret, monolith, obelisk, pillar, refuge, skyscraper, spire, steeple, stronghold, turret |
| Main Entry: | garret |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | attic |
| Synonyms: | cockloft, loft, turret, watchtower |
Example Sentences
- One corner of the tower is sliced away to reveal a cylindrical core of shingled zinc that evokes the image of a turret or silo.
- The master bedroom is in the house's turret and has a working fireplace.
- Two machine guns are mounted amidship, port and starboard, and a three-inch gun juts from its turret on the forward deck.
| Main Entry: | steeple |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tower |
| Synonyms: | belfry, campanile, cupola, minaret, spire, turret, ziggurat |
| Notes: | a spire is the tall pointed roof of a tower or the tall pointed structure on top of a steeple; a steeple is the tower plus the spire |
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