turret's

Castle tower's possessive

Turret's is the possessive form of turret, a small tower projecting from a building or a rotating armored structure housing guns on a tank or warship.

The castle turret's narrow windows offered views of the valley below.

The tank turret's rotation mechanism had jammed.

fortification

castle

Fortified medieval residence

battlementToothed fortress wall crown
rampartFortified defensive wall
parapetLow wall at edge

embrasure · crenellation · stronghold · watchtower · bastion · loophole · merlon · defensive · medieval · fortress

architectural

tower

Tall slender edifice

spireTapering architectural peak
corbelWall-mounted structural support
VictorianOf a prim era

roofline · ornamental · cupola · gable · dormer · facade · finial · conical · octagonal · bay window

military

tank

Large storage vessel

gunnerOne who fires artillery
armorProtective combat covering
cannonLarge mounted gun

rotation · traverse · hull · commander · hatch · elevation · weaponry · Bradley · Abrams · panzer

mechanical

lathe

Rotating shaping machine

tool holderStorage for implements
indexingSystematic organization for retrieval
machiningSubtractive metalworking process

CNC · spindle · chuck · cutting · rotation · workpiece · carbide · positioning · drill press · milling

Opposites

architectural projection vs. main structure

turret'sfoundation's

Of a philanthropic institution

body's · core's · base's · keep's · hull's

elevated/projecting vs. ground-level/recessed

turret'sbasement's

Of the underground floor

cellar's · foundation's · pit's

defensive fortification vs. vulnerable opening

turret'sgate's

Of the hinged barrier

doorway's · portal's · window's

Phrases

gun turretsRotating armored weapon mounts
tank turretRotating armored weapon mount
turret gunnerRotating weapons station crewman
ball turretRotating aircraft gun mount

Family

turret, turrets

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