c. 1300, touret "small tower forming part of a city wall or castle," from Old French torete (12c., Modern French tourette), diminutive of tour "tower," from Latin turris (see tower [..]

a small tower on a building. The same word also means a revolving platform on a ship or tank that has guns on it

See nosepiece.

      The component of a lathe that holds a number of cutting tools. The turret rotates to place tools in the cutting position.  turret lathe 

The part of the lathe that is solely responsible for holding the cutting tools and rotating to the correct cutting position.

Rotatable tool carriers

A small tower rising above and resting on one of the main towers, usually used as a look out point.    (MEDIEV-L. Medieval Terms)

(n) a small tower extending above a building(n) a self-contained weapons platform housing guns and capable of rotation

A small tower that pierces a roofline. A turret is usually cylindrical, and is topped by a conical roof.

A small tower. In parish churches they often contain staircases.

An armoured gun installation on a rotating base.

A small tower raising above a main tower. They were mostly used as a look out point. Wall Walk:

n. "turret," s.v. turret sb.\1 OED. KEY: turret@n

n 1 touret 1

The independently rotatable portion of your vehicle attached to your hull that contains the gun. It is usually the most well armored part of your vehicle.

See: Tower

A small tower built into part of a fortification's curtain wall

See: Gunpod.

(architecture) A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental structure at one of the corners of a building or castle. * '''1836''',[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5091562 5091562], [https:// [..]