turnstile
n.
apparatus consisting of rotating bars that regulate entry
Turnstile
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 to people who insert a coin, a ticket, a pass, or similar. Thus a turnstile can be used in the case of
paid access (sometimes called a Faregate when used for this purpose), for example
public transport or a
pay toilet, or to restrict access to authorized people, for example in the lobby of an office building.
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turnstile
Noun
1. a gate consisting of a post that acts as a pivot for rotating arms; set in a passageway for controlling the persons entering
(hypernym) gate
Turnstile
(n.)
A similar arrangement for registering the number of persons passing through a gateway, doorway, or the like.
(n.)
A revolving frame in a footpath, preventing the passage of horses or cattle, but admitting that of persons; a turnpike. See Turnpike, n., 1.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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turnstile
Synonyms and related words:
French door, archway, back door, barway, bulkhead, carriage entrance, cellar door, cellarway, door, doorjamb, doorpost, doorway, front door, gate, gatepost, gateway, hatch, hatchway, lintel, porch, portal, porte cochere, postern, propylaeum, pylon, scuttle, side door, stile, storm door, threshold, tollgate, trap, trap door, turnpike
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