Turm — meaning in English

English meaning

• rook noun A large black European bird related to the crow, known for nesting in noisy colonies.
• sail noun A large piece of fabric rigged on a boat to catch the wind and drive it forward.
• tower noun A tall, narrow structure, either standing alone or forming part of a larger building.
• turret noun A small tower, often decorative, projecting from the corner of a building or castle.

Senses

Turm is used for these senses in English:

• rook (chess) A piece shaped like a castle tower, that can be moved only up, down, left or right (but not diagonally) or in castling.
• sail (nautical) A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination of mast, spars and ropes.
• sail A tower-like structure found on the dorsal (topside) surface of submarines.
• tower The sixteenth trump or Major Arcana card in many Tarot decks, usually deemed an ill omen.
• turret (architecture) A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental structure at one of the corners of a building or castle.
• turret (historical, military) A siege tower; a movable building, of a square form, consisting of ten or even twenty stories and sometimes one hundred and twenty cubits high, usually moved on wheels, and employed in approaching a fortified place, for carrying soldiers, engines, ladders, casting bridges, and other necessaries.

rook — full definition

1. noun A large black European bird related to the crow, known for nesting in noisy colonies.
2. noun In chess, a piece shaped like a castle tower that moves in straight lines, horizontally or vertically.
3. verb To cheat or overcharge someone.

sail — full definition

1. noun A large piece of fabric rigged on a boat to catch the wind and drive it forward.
2. verb To travel across water using wind power or, more generally, by boat or ship.
3. verb To move smoothly and effortlessly through the air or through a situation.

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