[tur.ret] n [ME touret, fr. MF torete, tourete, fr. OF, dim. of tor, tur tower--more at tower] (14c) 1: a little tower; specif: an ornamental structure at an angle of a larger structure
2. a: a pivoted and revolvable holder in a machine tool b: a device (as on a microscope or a television camera) holding several lenses 3 a: a tall building usu. moved on wheels and formerly used for carrying soldiers and equipment for breaching or scaling a wall b (1): a gunner's fixed or movable enclosure in an airplane (2): a revolving armored structure on a warship that protects one or more guns mounted within it (3): a similar upper structure usu. for one gun on a tank