turret
/ˈtʌrɪt/noun
1
- a small tower on top of a larger tower or at the corner of a building or wall, typically of a castle（尤指城堡的）角楼, 塔楼。
1.1
- a low, flat armoured tower, typically one that revolves, for a gun and gunners in a ship, aircraft, fort, or tank（尤指可旋转的战舰、飞机、堡垒或坦克的）炮塔。
1.2
- a rotating holder for tools, especially on a lathe（尤指机床上的）转台。
2
- （亦作turret shell）a mollusc with a long, slender, pointed spiral shell, typically brightly coloured and living in tropical seas锥螺。
2.1
- Family Turitellidae, class Gastropoda: Turitella and other genera.锥螺科, 腹足纲：锥螺属及其他属。
派生词
turreted
adjective词源
Middle English: from Old French tourete, diminutive of tour 'tower'.