Turret may refer to: *

Turret (architecture) In architecture, a turret is a small tower that projects vertically from the wall of a building such as a medieval castle. Turrets were used to provide a projecting defensive position allowing covering fire to the adjacent wall in the days of m ...

, a small tower that projects above the wall of a building *

Gun turret A gun turret (or simply turret) is a mounting platform from which weapons can be fired that affords protection, visibility and ability to turn and aim. A modern gun turret is generally a rotatable weapon mount that houses the crew or mechani ...

, a mechanism of a projectile-firing weapon * Objective turret, an indexable holder of multiple lenses in an optical microscope * Missile turret, a device for aiming missiles towards their intended target before launch * The Turret, a headland in Antarctica *

Trading turret A trading turret or dealer board is a specialized telephony key system that is generally used by financial traders on their trading desks. Trading has progressed from floor trading through phone trading to electronic trading during the later ...

, a specialised telephony key system * Turret (anatomy), an element of the anatomy of a turret sponge *

Turret (character) ''Dino-Riders'' is an animated television series that first aired in 1988. ''Dino-Riders'' was primarily a promotional show to launch a new Tyco toy line.

, a character in the television series ''Dino-Riders'' * Turret (electronics), an element of a turret board that is soldered to electronic components to complete a circuit layout * Turret (superstructure), an element in the design of turret deck ships * Turret (toolholder), an indexable holder of multiple tools **

Turret lathe The turret lathe is a form of metalworking lathe that is used for repetitive production of duplicate parts, which by the nature of their cutting process are usually interchangeable. It evolved from earlier lathes with the addition of the ''turre ...

, a lathe with a turret toolholder *

Turret (Hadrian's Wall) A turret was a small watch tower, incorporated into the curtain wall of Hadrian's Wall. The turrets were normally spaced at intervals of one third of a Roman mile (equivalent to ) between Milecastles, giving two Turrets between each Milecastle. ...

, one of a series of watchtowers

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