TURRET
-noun
1. a small tower that projects from the
wall of a building, especially a medieval castle
2. a self-contained structure, capable
of rotation, in which weapons are mounted, especially in tanks and
warships
3. a similar structure on an aircraft
that houses one or more guns and sometimes a gunner
4. a tall wooden tower on wheels used
formerly by besiegers to scale the walls of a fortress
5. (on a machine tool) a turret-like
steel structure with tools projecting radially that can be indexed
round to select or to bring each tool to bear on the work
The architects have succumbed
To the attraction of turrets
For the sake of picturesque
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