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turret

[tur-it, tuhr-] / ˈtɜr ɪt, ˈtʌr- /
NOUN
tower
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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

Words become a texture of stasis, as when “winding” and “whirring” are repeated multiple times to describe Thorn Rose’s climb to the turret where she finds the fatal spindle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Traitors are often awake until the wee hours filming turret scenes.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

Another traitor-on-traitor moment from series one - this time hidden from faithful eyes in the castle's secret turret.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

Bran watched them from the balcony of Maester Luwin's turret, listening to them grunt and strain and curse as they swung their staves and wooden swords.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin




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