turret
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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
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
Traitors are often awake until the wee hours filming turret scenes.
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2026
Friday's episode opened with a tense confrontation in the turret between the pair, something which the local government officer said she didn't anticipate.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026
Bran watched them come from a guard turret atop the outer wall, peering through Maester Luwin's bronze far- eye while perched on Hodor's shoulders.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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
Humvees complete with gun turrets parked on Wilshire Boulevard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2025
Students at Stadium can study tucked away in actual castle turrets, the light filtering through windows tinted by stained-glass panels crafted by former students.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2024
The property was built more than 170 years ago in a Scottish baronial style, a type of elaborate architecture featuring complex rooflines with turrets and fortress-like battlements.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2024
It's a wonderland of palace buildings with golden turrets and glittering arches, fountains full of crimson and ivory fish, topiary mazes of clipped trees, shrubs, and bushes in every possible geometric shape.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
Vocabulary lists containing turret
Built To Last: Architectural Parlance
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
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