Tours isolees, Fr. Detached towers; such as are made in forts, or stand upon the coast to serve for lighthouses.
Tours terrieres, Fr. Large pieces of wood which are used in mechanical operations to convey or remove heavy burthens.
La TOURBE menue, Fr. The common people, the rabble.
TOURBILLON, Fr. Whirlwind, vortex. The French likewise call a water-spout by this name.
Tourbillon de feu, Fr. See [Soleil Montant].
TOURELLE, Fr. A turret.
TOURILLON, Fr. A sort of pivot upon which several machines, such as draw-bridges, &c. are made to turn.
TOURILLONS. See [Trunnions].
TOURMENTE, Fr. A violent storm.
TOURTEAU Goudronné, Fr. Old rope which is untwisted, steeped in pitch or tar, and afterwards left to dry. It is used in fosses and other places during a siege. The French make the Tourteau Goudronné in the following manner.—Take 12 pounds of tar or pitch, 6 ditto of tallow or grease, which put to 3 pints of linseed oil, and boil the whole together. You then take old matches, or twisted pieces of rope of any length you want, and let them soak in the boiling liquor. If you wish to prevent them from burning too fast, add six pounds of rosin and two of turpentine.