English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of turret

turret

/noun/ बुर्ज; धरहरा; बुर्जी; कंगुरा; कलस;

Synonym tower; minaret; pitcher;

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English Dictionary:

1. Turret

[n.]

- A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental structure at one of the angles of a larger structure.
- A movable building, of a square form, consisting of ten or even twenty stories and sometimes one hundred and twenty cubits high, usually moved on wheels, and employed in approaching a fortified place, for carrying soldiers, engines, ladders, casting bridges, and other necessaries.
- A revolving tower constructed of thick iron plates, within which cannon are mounted. Turrets are used on vessels of war and on land.
- The elevated central portion of the roof of a passenger car. Its sides are pierced for light and ventilation.