TURNSTILE

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A revolving frame in a footpath, preventing the passage of horses or cattle, but admitting that of persons; a turnpike. See Turnpike, n., 1.

2.
n.

A similar arrangement for registering the number of persons passing through a gateway, doorway, or the like.


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