turret
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Ms. Koons uses movement sparingly, in moments such as the arrival of the Stranger and Thorn Rose’s climb to the turret.
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
Traitors are often awake until the wee hours filming turret scenes.
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2026
When traitor Hugo was banished, the secret traitor took his place in the turret - and when they pulled back their red hood, it was Fiona underneath.
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2026
In the turret room, as he opened the door of the wardrobe, he looked at Alayaya curiously.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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
Humvees complete with gun turrets parked on Wilshire Boulevard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 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
This seaside respite on the Côte d’Azur was once a 17th-century soap factory yet looks like a castle thanks to a Scottish lord who, in the early 1900s, added turrets and crenelated ramparts.
From New York Times ● Mar. 27, 2024
The wild metals writhed, moving towers and turrets around like musical chairs.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
Vocabulary lists containing turret
Built To Last: Architectural Parlance
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
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