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10 Language-to-English DictionariesTurnstile
/ˈtɜːn.staɪl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A mechanical gate consisting of revolving horizontal arms fixed to a vertical post, allowing only one person to pass at a time.
"Commuters queued up to insert their tickets into the subway turnstile." - 2
A counting mechanism attached to such a gate used to record the number of people entering an area.
"The stadium turnstiles clicked constantly as thousands of fans poured in before kickoff."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English words 'turnen' (to turn) and 'stile' (a step or set of steps for passing over a fence), originating before the 15th century. Originally referring to a revolving device to let people pass a fence while keeping farm animals out, its meaning evolved in modern times to describe mechanical or electronic access-control gates.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Turnstile" is said worldwide
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tourniquet
Transliteration: /tuʁ.ni.kɛ/
"Il faut insérer le ticket dans le tourniquet pour entrer."
Drehkreuz
Transliteration: /ˈdʁeːkʁɔɪ̯ts/
"Die Besucher gingen einzeln durch das Drehkreuz."
tornello
Transliteration: /torˈnɛl.lo/
"I passeggeri devono passare attraverso il tornello."
torniquete
Transliteration: /toɾ.niˈke.te/
"Debe pasar su tarjeta por el torniquete para acceder al metro."
catraca
Transliteration: /kaˈtɾa.kɐ/
"Passe a passagem pela catraca para entrar na estação."
टर्न्सटाइल
Transliteration: turnsataila
"स्टेशन में प्रवेश करने के लिए यात्रियों को टर्न्सटाइल से गुजरना पड़ता है।"
旋转闸门
Transliteration: xuánzhuǎn zhámén
"乘客排队通过地铁的旋转闸门。"
개집표기
Transliteration: gae-jip-pyo-gi
"승객들은 개집표기를 통과하여 지하철 승강장으로 갔다."
改札口
Transliteration: kaisatsuguchi
"乗客は切符を自動改札機に通して駅に入ります。"
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