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turret farms

turret farms is the plural of turret farm.

Meaning of turret farm

Noun

turret farm (plural turret farms)

  1. (informal) A battleship with an unusually-large number of main-battery turrets (generally five or more).
    1. (informal) The main battery carried by such a battleship, or the major portion thereof.
      • Turning to get a better bead on Princess Royal, the Prinzregent Luitpold catches a full salvo from HMS Agincourts massive turret farm' and vanishes in a roar of water and flame. Nothing is left once the smoke has cleared.2018 October 17, Drachinifel, 24:07 from the start, in Last Ride of the High Seas Fleet - Battle of Texel 1918, archived from the original on 24 Aug 2022

Questions about turret farms

What is turret farms the plural of?
Turret farms is the plural of turret farm.

Words near turret farms in the dictionary

  1. Turrentines
  2. turret
  3. turret deck
  4. turret decks
  5. turret farm
  6. turret farms
  7. turret head
  8. turret heads
  9. turret lathe
  10. turret lathes
  11. turret ship

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