Meaning Of The Word Turnstile

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turnstile
countable noun: A turnstile is a mechanical barrier at the entrance to a place such as a museum or a football ground. Turnstiles have metal arms that you push round as you go through them and enter the building or area.

turnstile in American English
a post with revolving horizontal bars, placed in an entrance to allow the passage of persons but not of horses, cattle, etc.
noun: a structure of four horizontally revolving arms pivoted atop a post and set in a gateway or opening in a fence to allow the controlled passage of people

turnstile in British English
noun: a mechanical gate or barrier with metal arms that are turned to admit one person at a time, usually in one direction only

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