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/terr"i tid, tur"-/, adj.1. furnished with a turret or turrets.2. having a turretlike part or parts.3. Zool. having whorls in the form of a long or towering spiral, as certain shells.[1540-50; TURRET + -ED3]
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Turreted — Tur ret*ed, a. 1. Furnished with a turret or turrets; specifically (Zo[ o]l.), having the whorls somewhat flattened on the upper side and often ornamented by spines or tubercles; said of certain spiral shells. [1913 Webster] 2. Formed like a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
turreted — [tʉr′itid, toor′id] adj. 1. having a turret or turrets 2. shaped like a turret 3. having whorls forming a high, conical spiral, as some shells … English World dictionary
turreted — ə̇d.ə̇d adjective Etymology: turret + ed 1. : furnished with or as if with turrets a turreted fortress a turreted cloud 2. of a seashell : having whorls forming a high conical spiral … Useful english dictionary
turreted — adjective Date: circa 1550 furnished with or as if with turrets < a turreted fortress > … New Collegiate Dictionary
turreted — adj. Turreted is used with these nouns: ↑castle … Collocations dictionary
turreted — turret ► NOUN 1) a small tower at the corner of a building or wall, especially of a castle. 2) an armoured, usually revolving tower for a gun and gunners in a ship, aircraft, fort, or tank. 3) a rotating holder for tools, especially on a lathe.… … English terms dictionary
turreted — adj. [L. turris, a tower] Tower shaped … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
turreted — adjective Having one or more turrets … Wiktionary
turreted — tur·ret·ed || tÉœrɪtɪd / tÊŒr adj. having an elevated and tower like extension on top; having a turret or turrets; with whirls in the form of a spiralling protrusion (Zoology) … English contemporary dictionary
turreted — tur·ret·ed … English syllables
