turnstile

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Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
12
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈtɜːnstaɪl/ (UK)
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/ˈtɜːnstaɪl/ (UK) · /ˈtɝnstaɪl/ (US)

Definition of turnstile

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A rotating mechanical device that controls and counts passage between public areas, especially one that only allows passage after a charge has been paid.
    “The fare was fixed at 2d., irrespective of distance, and was paid by passengers on passing through turnstiles at each station.”
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noun

  1. A rotating mechanical device that controls and counts passage between public areas, especially one that only allows passage after a charge has been paid.
    “The fare was fixed at 2d., irrespective of distance, and was paid by passengers on passing through turnstiles at each station.”
  2. A similar device in a footpath to allow people through one at a time while preventing the passage of cattle.
  3. The ⊢ symbol used to represent logical entailment (deducibility relation), especially of the syntactic type; i.e., syntactic consequence. (Such symbol can be read as "prove(s)" or "give(s)". )

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Etymology

From turn + stile.

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