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gun turret

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gun turret [′gən ‚tər·ət]
(ordnance)
Dome-shaped or cylindrical armored structure containing one or more guns, located on forts, warships, airplanes, or tanks.


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He was 23 and manning a forward gun turret on the USS Oklahoma the morning 429 sailors on his battleship died 65 years ago.
KIRKUK AIR BASE, Iraq -- A new weapon system in the Air Force arsenal takes airmen out of the gun turret and into the safety of a fully up-armored Humvee.
Wire rope continues as a secondary tiedown material for items such as gun turrets and secondary loads.
 
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