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turnstile::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | gate |
Examples of turnstile
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Those are announced or paid figures but turnstile count also was up about 1,000.
From the democratandchronicle.com
Confucius say, Man who walk through airport turnstile sideways going to Bangkok.
From the newsfeed.time.com
Starting right tackle Marc Colombo's a turnstile, allowing consistent pressure.
From the orlandosentinel.com
At the end of a high-walled narrow corridor, you pass through a tall turnstile.
From the guardian.co.uk
So Citi has developed a payment tag that is an E-Z pass for the subway turnstile.
From the businessweek.com
One resident suggests not paying and going under the turnstile for a free ride.
From the orlandosentinel.com
It was 17,868 in 2007, down from 21,670 in 2006, according to turnstile counts.
From the signonsandiego.com
Players are lost to injury or unproductive play, and the turnstile keeps turning.
From the suntimes.com
The wheels are then removed and the pieces reassembled to complete the turnstile.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- A gate consisting of a post that acts as a pivot for rotating arms; set in a passageway for controlling the persons entering
- A turnstile, also called a baffle gate, is a form of gate which allows one person to pass at a time. It can also be made so as to enforce one-way traffic of people, and in addition, it can restrict passage only to people who insert a coin, a ticket, a pass, or similar. ...
- Hawthorn is the location of a number of defence related underground facilities in the vicinity of Corsham, Wiltshire. ...
- In mathematical logic and computer science the symbol has taken the name turnstile because of its resemblance to a typical turnstile if viewed from above. It is also referred to as tee and is often read as "yields" or "proves". ...
- Turnstiles was the fourth album by Billy Joel, released in 1976. In part, the album was made to celebrate Joel's return to New York City after his sojourn in California. ...
- A rotating mechanical device that controls and counts passage between public areas, especially one that only allows passage after a charge has been made
- (Turnstiles) in the early days of sporting events and in particular baseball fans would enter the Ballpark or Stadium via revolving arms while each turn of these arms or turnstiles counted the number of patrons entering to witness there favorite team in action.
- A revolving frame in a footpath to prevent the passage of horses or cattle, but admitting that of a person. A representation of this is occasionally seen as a bearing.
- An entryway that uses a mechanical device to restrict entry to one person at a time.
