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turnstile definition

turn·stile (tʉrn′stīl′)

noun

  1. a post with revolving horizontal bars, placed in an entrance to allow the passage of persons but not of horses, cattle, etc.
  2. a similar apparatus, often coin-operated, used to admit persons one at a time

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