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TURNSTILE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does turnstile mean? 

TURNSTILE (noun)
  The noun TURNSTILE has 1 sense:

1. a gate consisting of a post that acts as a pivot for rotating arms; set in a passageway for controlling the persons enteringplay

  Familiarity information: TURNSTILE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TURNSTILE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A gate consisting of a post that acts as a pivot for rotating arms; set in a passageway for controlling the persons entering

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("turnstile" is a kind of...):

gate (a movable barrier in a fence or wall)


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