guerite

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noun

A projecting turret for a sentry, as at the salient angles of works, or the acute angles of bastions.

OriginFrench guérite →
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Meanings

nounguerite (plural guerites)

plural guerites

  1. A projecting turret for a sentry, as at the salient angles of works, or the acute angles of bastions.

Origin

  1. Frenchguérite
  2. Englishguerite

From French guérite. Doublet of garret.

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APA

guerite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guerite

MLA

“guerite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guerite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “guerite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guerite.

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