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passimeter

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A pocket pedometer.
  2. A turnstile operated from a ticket booth or by a ticket machine.

Examples

“Passengers were meant to flow⟳ past a passimeter on either side, as when the water of a fast-flowing river meets a rock. They usually had the choice of two queues, which must have⟳ been agonising because the one you pick⟳ is always the slowest. The queues were slowed down by the turnstiles that frequently operated in conjunction with the ticket booths, but these would give⟳ way to automatic ticket gates, [...]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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