turret
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He has a turret phone system that allows him to have multiple open phone lines, and it’s not uncommon for Paci to juggle three sets at once.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 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
Traitors are often awake until the wee hours filming turret scenes.
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2026
Shortly after she joined her fellow traitors in the turret, she was declaring war on one of them.
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2026
I decided that the miniature turret that I had built in the city room and since moved up here to my bedroom was better off on a higher shelf.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
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
Students at Stadium can study tucked away in actual castle turrets, the light filtering through windows tinted by stained-glass panels crafted by former students.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2024
I showed her how to take a thin stream of sand and make squiggles to decorate the turrets.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
Vocabulary lists containing turret
Built To Last: Architectural Parlance
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
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