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turret

[tur-it, tuhr-] / ˈtɜr ɪt, ˈtʌr- /
NOUN
tower
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As Friday's episode got under way, a delicious new twist saw traitors Richard E Grant and Maya Jama invite James Acaster to join them in the turret, and simultaneously murder a fellow player.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

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

The turret operator on the truck told investigators he heard the controller’s calls to stop but didn’t know who the transmission was intended for until the truck had already entered the runway, the report said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

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

From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2026

Sergeant Knight came plummeting down from the top gun turret and began pounding them all on the back with delirious enthusiasm.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

"This is not some kind of panacea," he said, stressing that the turrets were part of "an integrated air defence system that provides engagement of these targets at different tiers".

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

Two turrets attached to the house, named Noel and Liam, were built using income from the 1996 shows.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

During World War II, the DuPont company turned its scientific and manufacturing capacity to national service, producing munitions, nylon parachutes, Lucite airplane turrets, and many other products for the war effort.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Inspired by cinema setpieces and centuries-old European cottages, architects designed playful homes with turrets and gables on the outside and nooks and crannies on the inside.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025

All around the castle walls, standing in the tall window slits and on the turrets, would be the archers, waiting.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill




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