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turret

[tur-it, tuhr-] / ˈtɜr ɪt, ˈtʌr- /
NOUN
tower
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Mathematician Hannah Fry said she had spotted Leigh-Anne Pinnock putting on make-up late in the evening, perhaps heading to the turret.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

As Friday's episode got under way, a delicious new twist saw traitors Richard E Grant and Maya Jama invite James Acaster to join them in the turret, and simultaneously murder a fellow player.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Words become a texture of stasis, as when “winding” and “whirring” are repeated multiple times to describe Thorn Rose’s climb to the turret where she finds the fatal spindle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

The turret operator on the truck told investigators he heard the controller’s calls to stop but didn’t know who the transmission was intended for until the truck had already entered the runway, the report said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

There is a turret up top and a wraparound porch.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart

"This is not some kind of panacea," he said, stressing that the turrets were part of "an integrated air defence system that provides engagement of these targets at different tiers".

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

When a 7.3 magnitude quake hit the region in 2016, parts of the 400-year-old castle were also damaged as turrets and curved walls collapsed.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

During World War II, the DuPont company turned its scientific and manufacturing capacity to national service, producing munitions, nylon parachutes, Lucite airplane turrets, and many other products for the war effort.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Inspired by cinema setpieces and centuries-old European cottages, architects designed playful homes with turrets and gables on the outside and nooks and crannies on the inside.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025

I had built round turrets all along the walls.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore


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