turnstile
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- noun
- /ˈtɜrnˌstaɪl/
- The old man in the ticket booth stamps our forearms green, and we go through the turnstile.
- turnstile to enter
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Watch on YouTubeYou kind of have to pay to go through the turnstile to enter and enjoy the ride.
- You kind of have to pay to go through the turnstile to enter and enjoy the ride.
- So when I was in New York, I saw people constantly jump over the turnstiles.
- She got her legs stuck on the turnstile and he had to help her through.
- So if you're an adult and you jump a turnstile, you should get arrested or at least a summons, right?
- So in the turnstile would be is there a human being pushing the turnstile in direction clockwise?
- Not just crime, but homeless encampments, trash on the streets, people jumping turnstiles in in subways, crazy people on the streets.
- In other words, New York is willing to turn a blind eye if you just hop the subway fair turnstile because we don't want to keep punishing criminals.
- Very easy to inflate your takings on the turnstiles, your taking on the concessions, your transfer fees, your salaries, your employee records, all that kind of stuff.
Examples
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She got her legs stuck on the turnstile and he had to help her through.
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There are four turnstiles just beyond the pair of ticket booths.
Fiction book (1992) -
You kind of have to pay to go through the turnstile to enter and enjoy the ride.
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At that point, you and I know that the turnstile is going to close.
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And then once you go through the turnstile, you come to a secure door, which is Mel.
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The turnstile doesn't go back.
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We inserted our visitor's passes into a turnstile and followed a long corridor to an elevator.
Fiction book (1994) -
Another chain-link fence surrounded the building, and turnstiles guarded the entrance.
Fiction book (2000) -
Spectators pour through several turnstiles, shoving in their tokens.
Fiction book (1993) -
To enter the stadium, fans must pass through the turnstile near the main entrance.
Synonyms
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1.0
A barrier that opens and closes in a fence or wall
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3.5
A round door with panels that spin so people can enter or leave
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Etymology
The word turnstile comes from the parts turn and stile; a stile was an old word for a small 'step' or 'gate' people used to climb over a fence. So a turnstile is a gate you must 'turn' to pass through, and that turning is what lets it control or count people as they go in or out.