turret
/ˈtɜːrɪt/
noun
- A small tower on top of a larger building, often part of a castle or fortress.
- The old mansion had a round turret with a pointed roof.
- The castle had four turrets at each corner.
- From the turret, the guard could see for miles.
- A rotating structure on a military vehicle or ship that holds weapons.
- The battleship had a massive gun turret on its deck.
- The tank's turret swiveled to aim at the target.
- The soldier climbed into the turret to operate the machine gun.
- A rotating device on a camera or telescope that holds multiple lenses or objectives.
- He rotated the camera turret to switch to the wide-angle lens.
- The telescope's turret allows quick changes between eyepieces.
- The microscope has a turret that holds four different lenses.