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Meanings of
turnstile
in English
Russian
турникет
Portuguese
torniquete
Spanish
torniquete de acceso
Catalan
torniquet d'accés
Back to the meaning
Gate that allows one person to pass at a time.
baffle gate
turnstyle
Russian
турникет
Portuguese
catraca
Spanish
trinquete
Back to the meaning
Mathematical symbol.
yields
proves
tee
entails
satisfies
Related terms
mathematical symbol
Portuguese
catraca
Usage of
turnstile
in English
1
They smiled as I stood in a
turnstile
to let them pass.
2
Before me I saw the
turnstile
which led to a cable railway.
3
He was handing over his wallet when Corelli pushed through the
turnstile
.
4
They passed through the
turnstile
,
and caught sight of the telegraph-board.
5
He then used the fifth dime to get through a
turnstile
.
6
She vaulted the
turnstile
gate, racing past the security zone and duty-free booths.
7
The nun at the
turnstile
answered him harshly, and denied him an audience.
8
Something clicked behind me like the
turnstile
at the gate of a show.
9
I went out through the
turnstile
and started walking down Broadway.
10
Poppy gave the security guard a distracted wave and walked through the
turnstile
.
11
Queue vaulted a
turnstile
and shoved tourists aside to get through the doors.
12
Frightened and helpless, she shrank toward the
turnstile
,
but Chad did not wait.
13
They paused at a
turnstile
at which a payment was made.
14
The monsters filed down the wide walkway and into the
turnstile
.
15
One must pass through a
turnstile
before these wonders are accessible.
16
The cabaret floor, jammed, seems to be moving around like a groaning
turnstile
.
Other examples for "turnstile"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
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turnstile
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
vault the turnstile
single turnstile
ancient turnstile
chase down turnstile
cherish turnstile
More collocations
Translations for
turnstile
Russian
турникет
Portuguese
torniquete
catraca
Spanish
torniquete de acceso
molinete
trinquete
Catalan
torniquet d'accés
Turnstile
through the time
Turnstile
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common