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Turnout

//ˈtɜː(ɹ)naʊt// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of coming forth. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    (ballet) the outward rotation of a dancer's leg from the hip wordnet
  3. 3
    The number or proportion of people who attend or participate in an event (especially an election) or are present at a venue. countable, uncountable

    "Depending on the location of a restaurant, weekdays may equally experience low turnout."

  4. 4
    attendance for a particular event or purpose (as to vote in an election) wordnet
  5. 5
    A place to pull off a road. US, countable, uncountable

    "When towing a trailer, use the turnouts to let faster traffic pass."

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  1. 6
    a set of clothing (with accessories) wordnet
  2. 7
    A place where moveable rails allow a train to switch tracks; a set of points. US, countable, uncountable

    "An article published recently in our associated weekly contemporary, The Railway Gazette, dealt at some length with the differences in construction and operation between civil and military railways, and explained that points and crossings are more commonly termed "turnouts" in military parlance."

  3. 8
    what is produced in a given time period wordnet
  4. 9
    A quitting of employment for the purpose of forcing increase of wages; a strike. countable, dated, uncountable
  5. 10
    a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass wordnet
  6. 11
    A striker. countable, dated, uncountable

    "Meanwhile on the eighteenth a party of soldiers dispersed a crowd in Over Darwen, and the following day a detachment came to protect the Hargreaves' large mill at Accrington, where one of the partners, anticipating a visit from the turnouts, had sworn in several hundred of the workpeople as special constables."

  7. 12
    a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park wordnet
  8. 13
    That which is prominently brought forward or exhibited; hence, an equipage. countable, uncountable

    "A man with a showy carriage and horses is said to have a fine turnout."

  9. 14
    the group that gathers together for a particular occasion wordnet
  10. 15
    Net quantity of produce yielded. countable, uncountable
  11. 16
    The act of putting out to pasture. countable, uncountable

    "Duties include feeding and turnout of horses."

  12. 17
    Rotation of the leg at the hips which causes the feet and knees to turn outward, away from the front of the body. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Deverbal from turn out.

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