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turnout

Pronunciation: /ˈtɜː(ɹ)naʊt/

The English word “turnout” has 10 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The act of coming forth.
  2. The number or proportion of people who attend or participate in an event (especially an election) or are present at a venue.
  3. A place to pull off a road.
  4. A place where moveable rails allow a train to switch tracks; a set of points.
  5. A quitting of employment for the purpose of forcing increase of wages; a strike.
  6. A striker.
  7. That which is prominently brought forward or exhibited; hence, an equipage.
  8. Net quantity of produce yielded.
  9. The act of putting out to pasture.
  10. Rotation of the leg at the hips which causes the feet and knees to turn outward, away from the front of the body.

Etymology

Deverbal from turn out.

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