TURNOUT


Meaning of TURNOUT in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

( -s )

Etymology: turn out

1. : an act of turning out

fireman ready for a sudden turnout

drank beer … for the few minutes until turnout time — Nigel Balchin

party work did stimulate turnout — R.M.Goldman

2. chiefly Britain

a. : strike 7a

b. : striker 8

3. : a gathering of people for a special purpose

largest turnout ever to appear at a board meeting — David Clinton

the opening game brought only a small turnout

4.

a. : a place where something turns out or branches off

on the highway just beyond the turnout to the white church

b. : a widened space in a highway for vehicles to pass each other or for parking

c. : a track arrangement enabling locomotives and cars to pass from one track to another and consisting of a switch and frog with all connecting and operating parts

d. : a device or structure (as a joint of pipe) through which material (as water from an irrigation canal) is released

5.

a. : a clearing or emptying out

b. : an act of cleaning and setting in order

gave all the rooms a good turnout twice a year

6.

a. : a coach or carriage together with the horses, harness, and attendants : equipage

smart turnout with two men on the box and a crest on the door — Frances P. Keyes

b. : manner of furnishing or outfitting : equipment , rig

c. : manner of dress : clothes or costume especially for a particular occasion : getup

belief that smart turnout on parade was the be-all and end-all of the military life — Al Newman

7. : net quantity of produce yielded : output , product

8. turnouts or turnout clothes plural : bunker suit

9. : a position of the feet in ballet with the heels back to back

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.