turreted

[ tur-i-tid, tuhr- ]

/ ˈtɜr ɪ tɪd, ˈtʌr- /

adjective

furnished with a turret or turrets.

having a turretlike part or parts.

Zoology. having whorls in the form of a long or towering spiral, as certain shells.

Origin of turreted

First recorded in 1540–50; turret + -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM turreted

un·tur·ret·ed, adjective

Words nearby turreted

turpitude, turps, turquoise, turquoise green, turret, turreted, turret lathe, turrical, turriculate, Tursha, turtle

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Example sentences from the Web for turreted

The summons is delivered impartially at the hovels of the poor and the turreted palaces of the rich.
Horace and His Influence|Grant Showerman
The house is old, turreted like a chateau, overgrown with clematis and passion-flower.
Brooke's Daughter|Adeline Sergeant
A parapet encircling the upper part is turreted; and on some of the largest houses guns are mounted.
The Progress of Ethnology|John Russell Bartlett
Contrasted with these arrangements were the castles of the Normans, "tall, turreted, and castellated buildings."
The World of Homer|Andrew Lang

Marbella stands slightly elevated above the sea, and its turreted walls and narrow streets declare it to be thoroughly Moorish.
Excursions in the mountains of Ronda and Granada, with characteristic sketches of the inhabitants of southern Spain, v. 2/2|Charles Rochfort Scott

British Dictionary definitions for turreted

turreted

turriculate (tʌˈrɪkjʊlɪt, -ˌleɪt) or turriculated

/ (ˈtʌrɪtɪd) /

adjective

having or resembling a turret or turrets

(of a gastropod shell) having the shape of a long spiral

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单词	turreted
释义	turreted [ tur-i-tid, tuhr- ] / ˈtɜr ɪ tɪd, ˈtʌr- / adjective furnished with a turret or turrets. having a turretlike part or parts. Zoology. having whorls in the form of a long or towering spiral, as certain shells. Origin of turreted First recorded in 1540–50; turret + -ed³ OTHER WORDS FROM turreted un·tur·ret·ed, adjective Words nearby turreted turpitude, turps, turquoise, turquoise green, turret, turreted, turret lathe, turrical, turriculate, Tursha, turtle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for turreted The summons is delivered impartially at the hovels of the poor and the turreted palaces of the rich. Horace and His Influence\|Grant Showerman The house is old, turreted like a chateau, overgrown with clematis and passion-flower. Brooke's Daughter\|Adeline Sergeant A parapet encircling the upper part is turreted; and on some of the largest houses guns are mounted. The Progress of Ethnology\|John Russell Bartlett Contrasted with these arrangements were the castles of the Normans, "tall, turreted, and castellated buildings." The World of Homer\|Andrew Lang Marbella stands slightly elevated above the sea, and its turreted walls and narrow streets declare it to be thoroughly Moorish. Excursions in the mountains of Ronda and Granada, with characteristic sketches of the inhabitants of southern Spain, v. 2/2\|Charles Rochfort Scott British Dictionary definitions for turreted turreted turriculate (tʌˈrɪkjʊlɪt, -ˌleɪt) or turriculated / (ˈtʌrɪtɪd) / adjective having or resembling a turret or turrets (of a gastropod shell) having the shape of a long spiral Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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