turreted
Topped with towers
Turreted describes something having turrets—small towers, typically at the corners of a building or on military vehicles.
A turreted castle has defensive towers projecting from its walls.
A turreted tank has a rotating gun platform.
The word evokes medieval fortifications or armored warfare: The turreted mansion loomed against the sky.
Fortified medieval residence
- chateauFrench country mansion
- manorLanded aristocratic residence
- palaceMonarch's official residence
- towerTall slender edifice
keep · gatehouse · watchtower · spire · minaret · pinnacle · cupola · belvedere
Fortified medieval residence
- keepRetain or fortified tower
- moatDefensive water ditch
- drawbridgeHinged castle entrance span
- portcullisVertical sliding castle gate
bailey · knight · heraldry · chivalry · jousting · trebuchet · siege · feudal
Toothed fortress wall crown
- rampartFortified defensive wall
- bastionFortified defensive position
- citadelFortified urban stronghold
- strongholdFortified place of defense
barbican · bulwark · redoubt · palisade · embrasure · loophole · crenellation · merlon
Elevated structure for surveillance
- sentryGuard on duty
- lookoutWatcher or vista point
- sentinelGuard who monitors
- overwatchProtective surveillance position
vigilance · vantage · surveillance · patrol · scout · observation · commanding · elevated
castle
Fortified medieval residence
tower · keep · gatehouse · watchtower · spire · minaret · pinnacle · cupola · belvedere · roofline
castle
Fortified medieval residence
- keepRetain or fortified tower
- moatDefensive water ditch
- drawbridgeHinged castle entrance span
portcullis · bailey · knight · heraldry · chivalry · jousting · trebuchet · siege · feudal · crusader
battlement
Toothed fortress wall crown
stronghold · barbican · bulwark · redoubt · palisade · embrasure · loophole · crenellation · merlon · defensive
watchtower
Elevated structure for surveillance
overwatch · vigilance · vantage · surveillance · patrol · scout · observation · commanding · elevated · panoramic
turretedunadorned
Lacking decoration or ornament
plain · featureless · unembellished · austere · minimalist
turretedmodernist
Advocate of experimental forms
minimalist · brutalist · functionalist · industrial · contemporary
- gun turretsRotating armored weapon mounts
- tank turretRotating armored weapon mount
- turret gunnerRotating weapons station crewman
- ball turretRotating aircraft gun mount