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Meaning of Turnstile | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈtɜːnstaɪl

Definitions

  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.
  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)". )

Equivalents

العربية الباب الدوّار
Català torniquet
Čeština turniket
Dansk drejekors
Deutsch Drehkreuz
Ελληνικά τουρνικέ
Español molinete torniquete torno
Suomi kääntöportti
Français tourniquet
Italiano tornello
日本語 自動改札機
한국어 개집표기
Nederlands draaihek draaikruis tourniquet
Polski bramka kołowrót turnikiet
Português borboleta catraca roleta torniquete
Română turnichet
Русский турникет
Svenska vändkors
Tagalog biling-bilingan
Türkçe turnike
Українська вертушка турніке́т
Tiếng Việt cổng quay cổng xoay cửa quay cửa xoay

Examples

“The fare was fixed at 2d., irrespective of distance, and was paid by passengers on passing through turnstiles at each station.”

CEFR level

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

turnstile attendance Turnstiles Turnstone turnt Turntable turntable hit

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