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turnout

noun
SayTURN-owtUS/ˈtɝnaʊt//ˈtɜː(ɹ)naʊt/

Pluralturnouts

10 meanings of turnout

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  1. 1
    nouncountable or uncountable
    The number of people who show up to an event such as a vote or meeting.

    Like counting how many people actually show up to a party after everyone was invited.

    Voter turnout was very high in this year's election.

    They were surprised by the small turnout at the concert.

    Similarattendance, participation, crowd, gate

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  2. 2
    nounUScountable
    A spot beside a road where you can stop your car off the main lane.

    Like a little parking spot on the edge of a road.

    We stopped at a turnout to take photos of the valley.

    There's a turnout just past the bridge where you can park.

    Similarpullout, layby

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  3. 3
    nouncountable
    A grand display of something, especially a carriage with its horses and driver all dressed up.

    Like showing up in your very best outfit so that everyone notices.

    Her turnout for the parade drew admiring looks from the whole town.

    The duke arrived in a splendid turnout pulled by four gray horses.

    Similarequipage, rig

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  4. 4
    noununcountable
    In ballet, turning the legs outward from the hips so the knees and feet face out.

    Like turning both feet outward to make a wide V shape.

    Good turnout makes ballet positions look graceful.

    The teacher reminded her to keep her turnout while dancing.

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  5. 5
    nounUScountable
    A place on a railroad where movable rails let a train switch to another track.

    Like a fork in the road, but for trains.

    The train slowed down before reaching the turnout.

    A worker inspected the turnout for damage.

    Similarswitch, points

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  6. 6
    nouncountable or uncountable
    The total amount of something that is produced or made.

    Like how many cookies come out of the oven at the end.

    The factory's turnout doubled after the new machines arrived.

    This year's turnout of apples was smaller than usual.

    Similaroutput, yield, production

  7. 7
    nounusually singular
    The action of coming out into view or stepping forward.

    Like everyone coming out of a building when the bell rings.

    The turnout of workers from the gates signaled the end of the shift.

    Her turnout from seclusion surprised everyone at court.

    Similarstream, emergence

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  8. 8
    noununcountable
    The act of sending farm animals out into a field to graze.

    Like letting kids out to play in the yard after being inside all day.

    Spring turnout is when the cows first go back to the fields.

    The farmer scheduled the turnout for early May.

Less common meanings

  1. 9
    noundatedcountable
    A time when workers stop working to demand better pay, also called a strike.

    Like workers all agreeing to stop until they get paid more.

    The factory workers organized a turnout over their low pay.

    The turnout lasted three weeks before the owners agreed to higher wages.

    Similarstrike, walkout, stoppage

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  2. 10
    noundatedcountable
    A worker who stops working as part of a strike.

    Like one of the people standing outside who won't go back to work.

    Every turnout gathered outside the factory gate at dawn.

    The turnout refused to return until wages rose.

    Similarstriker

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Origin

It comes from the verb phrase "turn out."