turret

turret — noun

1. a small tower built onto a castle, fort, or other large building, often at a cor

1.名詞B1
釋義

a small tower built onto a castle, fort, or other large building, often at a corner or above the wall, where guards could stand long ago to watch the surrounding area and defend against attack.

例句

Christopher stood in the castle's highest turret and looked out at the mountains.

collocation: castle turret

The medieval turret had narrow arrow-slit windows and a steep roof of red tiles.

collocation: arrow-slit windows in a turret

同義詞
  • tower

    A tower is larger and can stand alone; a turret is smaller and attached to a larger building.

  • bartizan

    A more specific term for a small, overhanging turret on a castle wall; rarely used in everyday English.

文法句型

turret + of + building

turret + on + wall/corner

用法筆記

Smaller than a full tower, a turret usually projects outward from the main wall of a castle or building rather than standing as a separate structure. Often paired in descriptions of historic buildings with features such as battlements, arrow slits, and conical roofs.

常見錯誤

❌The guard climbed the turret to ring the bell.
✅The guard climbed the tower to ring the bell.
💡Turrets are too small to house bells; a tower is the larger, main vertical structure that can hold bells or clocks.
❌There was a turret in the middle of the town square.
✅There was a tower in the middle of the town square.
💡A turret is part of a larger building, not a standalone structure in an open space.

2. a protective metal structure on top of a tank, warship, or military aircraft tha

2.名詞B2
釋義

a protective metal structure on top of a tank, warship, or military aircraft that rotates so that the weapon inside can be aimed and fired in any direction without the whole vehicle having to turn.

例句

The commander climbed into the turret of the tank and closed the hatch door.

collocation: tank turret

Ignacio watched the battleship's turret slowly turn as the crew prepared to fire.

collocation: battleship turret

同義詞
  • gun mount

    A broader term for any structure that holds a gun; a turret is a specific type that can rotate and is fully enclosed.

  • barbette

    A historical term for a fixed armoured platform on a warship, usually with a rotating gun mount; less common than turret.

文法句型

turret + of + vehicle

turret + on + tank/ship/aircraft

用法筆記

In military contexts, the term refers specifically to the rotating protective housing for the weapon, not to the vehicle's main body (called the hull in a tank) or the gun barrel itself. The crew member who operates the weapons from inside the turret is called the gunner.

常見錯誤

❌The enemy bomb destroyed the tank's turret, and the driver was injured.
✅The enemy bomb destroyed the tank's turret, and the gunner inside was injured.
💡The turret houses the gunner and commander, not the driver, who sits in the hull below.
❌The ship's turret was hit, so the whole vessel stopped moving.
✅The ship's turret was hit, so the crew could no longer fire the guns.
💡The turret holds the weapons; damaging it affects the ship's ability to fight, not its ability to move.