turtle
- Noun. A land or marine reptile having a protective shell (made up of a carapace and a plastron) enclosing its body..
- Noun. (Australia, British) A sea turtle.
- Noun. (military) An Ancient Roman attack method, where the shields held by the soldiers hide them, not only left, right, front and back, but also from above.
- Noun. (computing) A type of robot having a domed case (and so resembling the reptile), used in education, especially for making line drawings by means of a computer program.
- Noun. (computing) An on-screen cursor that serves the same function as a turtle for drawing.
- Noun. (printing, historical) The curved plate in which the form is held in a type-revolving cylinder press.
- Verb. To flip over onto the back or top; to turn upside down.
- Verb. To turn and swim upside down.
- Verb. To hunt turtles, especially in the water.
- Verb. (video games) To build up a large defense force and strike only punctually, rather than going for an offensive strategy.
- Noun. (archaic) A turtle dove.
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