Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An armor-plated ship of war with low sides, and having on the deck heavy guns mounted within one or more cylindrical iron turrets, which are made to rotate, so that the guns may be brought to bear in any required direction. See
monitor , 7.
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Examples
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The youngest of my uncles14 was stout and humorous and had a tongue of leather over the keyhole of his door to keep the draught out, and another whose bedroom was at the end of a long stone passage had a model turret-ship in a glass case.
Collected Works of W. B. Yeats Volume III Autobiographies W.B. Yeats 1965
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The youngest of my uncles14 was stout and humorous and had a tongue of leather over the keyhole of his door to keep the draught out, and another whose bedroom was at the end of a long stone passage had a model turret-ship in a glass case.
Collected Works of W. B. Yeats Volume III Autobiographies W.B. Yeats 1965
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The youngest of my uncles14 was stout and humorous and had a tongue of leather over the keyhole of his door to keep the draught out, and another whose bedroom was at the end of a long stone passage had a model turret-ship in a glass case.
Collected Works of W. B. Yeats Volume III Autobiographies W.B. Yeats 1965
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The youngest of my uncles14 was stout and humorous and had a tongue of leather over the keyhole of his door to keep the draught out, and another whose bedroom was at the end of a long stone passage had a model turret-ship in a glass case.
Collected Works of W. B. Yeats Volume III Autobiographies W.B. Yeats 1965
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"There's the Hydra, a harbor defense turret-ship, but she never leaves the home waters."
Beyond the City Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1982
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The youngest of my uncles14 was stout and humorous and had a tongue of leather over the keyhole of his door to keep the draught out, and another whose bedroom was at the end of a long stone passage had a model turret-ship in a glass case.
Autobiographies W.B. Yeats 1965
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The youngest of my uncles14 was stout and humorous and had a tongue of leather over the keyhole of his door to keep the draught out, and another whose bedroom was at the end of a long stone passage had a model turret-ship in a glass case.
Autobiographies W.B. Yeats 1965
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Then came the _Ping-Yuen_, of 2850 tons, a coast-defence armour-clad; a turret-ship, the _Tsi-Yuen_, of 2320 tons; the _Chih-Yuen_,
Under the Dragon Flag My Experiences in the Chino-Japanese War James Allan
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It was after dark that the turret-ship steamed up the still water of the landlocked bay, amid the red glare from the burning "Congress."
Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima John Richard Hale
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The turret-ship now kept a more respectful distance.
Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima John Richard Hale
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