Dictionary

turnstile en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈtəːnstaɪl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈtəɹnstaɪl/ (General-American)
• tərnstīl
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nos Proto-Indo-European *tórh₁nos Proto-Hellenic *tórnos Ancient Greek τόρνος (tórnos)bor. Latin tornus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin tornōbor. Proto-West Germanic *turnēn Old English turnian ▲ Latin tornō Old French tornerbor. Middle English turnen English turn Proto-Indo-European *steygʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stéygʰeti Proto-Germanic *stīganą Proto-West Germanic *stīgan Proto-West Germanic *-i Proto-West Germanic *stigi Proto-Indo-European *-lósder.? Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-tromder.? Proto-Germanic *-ilaz Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Germanic *-ō Proto-Germanic *ilō Proto-West Germanic *-ilu Proto-West Germanic *stigilu Old English stiġel Middle English stile English stile English turnstile From turn + stile.

Meanings

1. A rotating mechanical device that controls and counts passage between public areas, especially one that only allows passage after a charge has been paid.
   • an efficient system for funneling crowds through turnstiles
   • The fare was fixed at 2d., irrespective of distance, and was paid by passengers on passing through turnstiles at each station. 1941 May, “Jubilee of the City Tube”, in Railway Magazine, page 224:
2. A similar device in a footpath to allow people through one at a time while preventing the passage of cattle.
3. The ⊢ symbol used to represent logical entailment (deducibility relation), especially of the syntactic type; i.e., syntactic consequence. (Such symbol can be read as "prove(s)" or "give(s)". )

Forms

Deriveds

turnstile attendance · turnstiled

Relateds

double turnstile

Synonyms

turnpike · turnpike

Translations (52)

da drejekors (rotating mechanical device) · hu forgókereszt (rotating mechanical device) · pt borboleta (rotating mechanical device) · is krosshlið (rotating mechanical device) · uk турніке́т (rotating mechanical device) · el τουρνικέ (rotating mechanical device) · nl tourniquet (rotating mechanical device) · ja 自動改札機 (rotating mechanical device) · hu forgósorompó (rotating mechanical device) · pt catraca (rotating mechanical device) · pt torniquete (rotating mechanical device) · cmn 驗票閘門 /验票闸门 (rotating mechanical device) · ru турнике́т (rotating mechanical device) · hu beléptetőkapu (rotating mechanical device) · es torno (rotating mechanical device) · pt roleta (rotating mechanical device) · cmn 通關機 /通关机 (rotating mechanical device) · fi kääntöportti (rotating mechanical device) · tl biling-bilingan (rotating mechanical device) · pdt Dreipuat (rotating mechanical device) · de Drehkreuz (rotating mechanical device) · pl turnikiet (rotating mechanical device) · es molinete (rotating mechanical device) · ga geata casta (rotating mechanical device) · eo turnbariero (rotating mechanical device) · vi cửa xoay (rotating mechanical device) · pl kołowrót (rotating mechanical device) · sv vändkors (rotating mechanical device) · is veltihlið (rotating mechanical device) · cy giât dro (rotating mechanical device) · ko 개집표기 (rotating mechanical device) · vi cổng quay (rotating mechanical device) · tr turnike (rotating mechanical device) · fr tourniquet (rotating mechanical device) · ca torniquet (rotating mechanical device) · hu forgóajtó (rotating mechanical device) · nl draaihek (rotating mechanical device) · hy պտուտակադռնակ (rotating mechanical device) · cmn 閘機 /闸机 (rotating mechanical device) · hu forgókorlát (rotating mechanical device) · it tornello (rotating mechanical device) · fo krossbummur (rotating mechanical device) · cs turniket (rotating mechanical device) · ro turnichet (rotating mechanical device) · yue 閘機 /闸机 (rotating mechanical device) · es torniquete (rotating mechanical device) · vi cổng xoay (rotating mechanical device) · cy llidiart tro (rotating mechanical device) · pl bramka (rotating mechanical device) · pl bramka obrotowa (rotating mechanical device) · nl draaikruis (rotating mechanical device) · vi cửa quay (rotating mechanical device)