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turncap

turncap noun: a sort of chimney cap which turns round with the wind so as to present its opening to the leeward.

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 turncap

pluralturncaps
alternative formturn cap

Questions about turncap

What does turncap mean?
Turncap means a sort of chimney cap which turns round with the wind so as to present its opening to the leeward.
What part of speech is turncap?
Turncap is a noun.
What is the plural of turncap?
The plural of turncap is turncaps.

Words near turncap in the dictionary

  1. turnbuckle
  2. turnbuckles
  3. Turnbull
  4. Turnbull's blue
  5. Turnbulls
  6. turncap
  7. turncaps
  8. Turnchapel
  9. turncloak
  10. turncloaks
  11. turncoat

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