# turnout

Pronunciation: say "TURN-owt" US /ˈtɝnaʊt/, UK /ˈtɜː(ɹ)naʊt/

## Noun

1. The number or proportion of people who attend or take part in an event, especially an election.
   - Simple: The number of people who show up to an event such as a vote or meeting.
   - _Election officials reported record turnout across the district._
   - _Bad weather kept turnout low at the outdoor festival._
2. A widened area at the side of a road where a vehicle can pull over and stop. *(US)*
   - Simple: A spot beside a road where you can stop your car off the main lane.
   - _The driver eased into a gravel turnout to let the faster cars pass._
   - _Several scenic turnouts line the mountain highway._
3. Something prominently brought forward or shown off, especially a horse-drawn carriage together with its horses and attendants.
   - Simple: A grand display of something, especially a carriage with its horses and driver all dressed up.
   - _The bride's turnout, from the polished carriage to the matched horses, was the talk of the season._
   - _He prided himself on a smart turnout whenever he drove through the park._
4. Rotation of the legs at the hips that turns the feet and knees outward, away from the front of the body.
   - Simple: In ballet, turning the legs outward from the hips so the knees and feet face out.
   - _Years of training gave the dancer remarkable turnout._
   - _Forcing turnout from the knees instead of the hips can cause injury._
5. A set of movable rails that allows a train to switch from one track to another; a set of points. *(US)*
   - Simple: A place on a railroad where movable rails let a train switch to another track.
   - _The freight train was diverted onto a siding through the turnout._
   - _Engineers replaced the worn turnout near the station._
6. The net amount of produce or goods that is yielded or produced.
   - Simple: The total amount of something that is produced or made.
   - _The mill's weekly turnout of flour exceeded expectations._
   - _Drought sharply reduced the farm's turnout of grain._
7. The act of coming forth or emerging into view.
   - Simple: The action of coming out into view or stepping forward.
   - _The sudden turnout of spectators onto the field stopped the match._
   - _The turnout of mourners from the church filled the entire street._
8. The act of putting animals out to pasture so that they can graze.
   - Simple: The act of sending farm animals out into a field to graze.
   - _After a long winter indoors, the herd's turnout to pasture lifted everyone's spirits._
   - _Early turnout can damage pastures that are still too wet._

## Noun

9. A stoppage of work by employees to force an increase in wages; a strike. *(dated)*
   - Simple: A time when workers stop working to demand better pay, also called a strike.
   - _The mill hands declared a turnout when the foremen cut their wages again._
   - _News of the turnout spread quickly through the manufacturing towns._
10. A worker who takes part in a strike; a striker. *(dated)*
   - Simple: A worker who stops working as part of a strike.
   - _A lone turnout stood arguing with the foreman by the gate._
   - _The magistrate questioned each turnout about the disturbance._

## Origin

This word is formed from the verb phrase "turn out."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/turnout (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).