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turn cap

turn cap is the alternative form of turncap.

Meaning of turncap

Noun

turncap (plural turncaps)

  1. A sort of chimney cap which turns round with the wind so as to present its opening to the leeward.
    • a building furnished with cowls, or turncaps, with their vanes so arranged, that, while one shall receive the full force of the wind, the other may allow it to escape freely1846, Morrill Wyman, A Practical Treatise on Ventilation

Forms of turn cap

pluralturn caps

Questions about turn cap

What is turn cap the alternative form of?
Turn cap is the alternative form of turncap.

Words near turn cap in the dictionary

  1. turn back the clock
  2. turn bench
  3. turn benches
  4. turn button
  5. turn buttons
  6. turn cap
  7. turn caps
  8. turn coat
  9. turn coats
  10. turn construction unit
  11. turn construction units

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