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TURRET CLOCK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does turret clock mean?
• TURRET CLOCK (noun)
The noun TURRET CLOCK has 1 sense:
1. a clock with more than one dial to show the time in all directions from a tower
Familiarity information: TURRET CLOCK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A clock with more than one dial to show the time in all directions from a tower
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("turret clock" is a kind of...):
clock (a timepiece that shows the time of day)
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