turret lathe
noun
a lathe fitted with a turret.
Origin of turret lathe
First recorded in 1870–75
Words nearby turret lathe
turpitude,
turps,
turquoise,
turquoise green,
turret,
turret lathe,
turreted,
turrical,
turriculate,
tursha,
turtle
Example sentences from the Web for turret lathe
Not all tasks are simple, so that it is often best to build and use a machine as complicated as a turret-lathe or a Jacquard loom.
Inventors at Work |George Iles