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== Etymology ==
The word ''turret'' originated in around the year 1300 from ''touret'' which meant "small tower rising from a city wall, castle, or other larger building."<ref>{{Cite web |title=turret {{!}} Search Online Etymology Dictionary |url=https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=turret |access-date=2024-11-19 |website=www.etymonline.com}}</ref> ''Touret'' came from the Old French term ''torete'' which is the diminutive form of ''tour'', meaning “tower.” ''Tour'' dates back to the Latin word ''turris'' which also means “tower.”

There is a record from 1862 of ''turret'' being used to mean "low, flat gun tower on a [[warship]]." Around this time, the word split into two separate definitions, with this definition being the one that goes on to describe [[gun turret]]s, a separate idea from the architectural element.