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Definition of Turnstile
1. Noun. A gate consisting of a post that acts as a pivot for rotating arms; set in a passageway for controlling the persons entering.
Definition of Turnstile
1. n. A revolving frame in a footpath, preventing the passage of horses or cattle, but admitting that of persons; a turnpike. See Turnpike,
Definition of Turnstile
1. Noun. A rotating mechanical device that controls and counts passage between public areas, especially one that only allows passage after a charge has been made. ¹
2. Noun. (mathematics logic) The symbol used to represent (w logical entailment) (deducibility relation). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Turnstile
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Turnstile
Literary usage of Turnstile
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lincoln's Inn Fields and the Localities Adjacent: Their Historical and by Charles William Heckethorn (1896)
"turnstile, Great, is a narrow passage to, and in a straight line with, ...
The place derives its name from the turnstile, or revolving barrier, ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"... and making and mending of clothes for the monks as well as for themselves,
but everything was passed through a turnstile from one wing to the other. ..."
3. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner (1896)
"A' THE turnstile H ! SAD wer we as we did peace The wold church road, wi' downcast
feace. The while the bells, ..."
4. London, Past and Present: Its History, Associations, and Traditions by Henry Benjamin Wheatley, Peter Cunningham (1891)
"turnstile (Little), on the south side of HOLBORN, a passage to the west side of
... These much frequented thoroughfares (Great and Little turnstile) derived ..."
5. Lectures Delivered Before the University of Oxford 1868 by Francis Hastings Charles Doyle (1869)
"The last poem with which I shall trouble you is ' The turnstile. ... THE turnstile.
' Ah 1 sad wer we as we did peace The wold church road, wi' downcast ..."
6. The Art of Dancing, Historically Illustrated: To which is Added a Few Hints by Edward Ferrero (1859)
"THE turnstile. THREE couples lead off together. After a waltz, each gentleman
selects a ... THE VARYING turnstile. DEPARTURE of the three first couples. ..."
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