What Does Turret Mean?

In architecture, a turret 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.

What's an English turret?

turret in British English

(ˈtʌrɪt ) noun. a small tower that projects from the wall of a building, esp a medieval castle. a. a self-contained structure, capable of rotation, in which weapons are mounted, esp in tanks and warships.

What does the turret do?

In modern times, a gun turret is a weapon mount that houses the crew or mechanism of a projectile-firing weapon, allowing the weapon to be aimed and fired in some degree of azimuth and elevation.