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The answer TURRETS has 25 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of turrets in various dictionaries:
noun - a small tower extending above a building
noun - a self-contained weapons platform housing guns and capable of rotation
adj - a small tower [n -S] : TURRETED
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Castle features |
Tank features |
Tank tops |
Castle towers |
Small towers |
Revolving gun mounts |
Structures for gunners |
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The name of these small towers often seen on castles comes from Old French for "small towers" |
Turrets description |
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In architecture, a turret (from Italian: torretta, little tower; Latin: turris, tower) is a small tower that projects vertically from the wall of a building such as a medieval castle. Turrets were used to provide a projecting defensive position allowing covering fire to the adjacent wall in the days of military fortification. As their military use faded, turrets were used for decorative purposes, as in the Scottish baronial style. * A turret can have a circular top with crenelations as seen in the picture at right, a pointed roof, or other kind of apex. It might contain a staircase if it projects higher than the building; however, a turret is not necessarily higher than the rest of the building; in this case, it is typically part of a room, that can be simply walked into see the turret of Chateau de Chaumont on the collection of turrets, which also illustrates a turret on a modern skyscraper. * A building may have both towers and turrets; turrets might be smaller or higher but turrets ins |