1. A small tower extending above a building
   "The castle's turret offered a panoramic view of the countryside"
    
2. A self-contained weapons platform housing guns and capable of rotation
   "The battleship's main gun turret could rotate 360 degrees";
   - gun enclosure, gun turret

Derived forms: turrets

Type of: platform, tower, weapons platform

Part of: armored combat vehicle [US], armoured combat vehicle [Brit, Cdn], army tank, castle, tank

Encyclopedia: Turret