Turnout

Quick meaning: Turnout is a noun meaning The act of coming forth.

Meaning

The act of coming forth.

More Meanings

1. The number or proportion of people who attend or participate in an event (especially an election) or are present at a venue.
2. (US) A place to pull off a road.
3. (rail transport, chiefly US) A place where moveable rails allow a train to switch tracks; a set of points.
4. That which is prominently brought forward or exhibited; hence, an equipage.
5. Net quantity of produce yielded.
6. (dated) A quitting of employment for the purpose of forcing increase of wages; a strike.
7. (dated) A striker.

Example Sentences

When towing a trailer, use the turnouts to let faster traffic pass.

Depending on the location of a restaurant, weekdays may equally experience low turnout.

[...] the Welwyn bottleneck will be relaid with high-speed turnouts and resignalled for reversible working.

Crossing stations on single lines are laid out so that one line has a straight run through, and is signalled in each direction, avoiding the need to slow down to take the turnout into the loop.

Word Forms

• turnouts
• turn-out

Synonyms for turnout

Depending on context, synonyms include lay-by, output, outturn.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include outturn, output, arrival, advent, emergence, uptake.

Related Dictionary Tools