[noun] [C] - a device which controls the way into or out of a building, room or area of land, esp. one which you have to pay to enter. It is a post with a number of short poles sticking out from it which have to be pushed round as each person walks through the entrance.The number of spectators going through the turnstiles is up on last season.
TURNSTILE
Meaning of TURNSTILE in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012