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turn·out (tûrn out )n.1. The number of people gathered for a particular event or purpose; attendance: The peace march attracted a large turnout. 2. A number of things produced; output. 3. The act or an instance of turning out. 4. Chiefly British a. A labor strike. b. A laborer on strike. 5. An array of equipment; an outfit. 6. An outfit of a carriage with its horse or horses; equipage. 7. A railroad siding. 8. A widening in a highway to allow vehicles to pass or park. 9. The rotation of a dancer's legs from the hip sockets in classical ballet. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. | turnout - the group that gathers together for a particular occasion; "a large turnout for the meeting" | | 2. | turnout - a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or parkpart, portion - something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" road, route - an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation | | 3. | turnout - a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass | | 4. | turnout - what is produced in a given time periodproduct, production - an artifact that has been created by someone or some process; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production" throughput - output relative to input; the amount passing through a system from input to output (especially of a computer program over a period of time) | | 5. | turnout - a set of clothing (with accessories); "his getup was exceedingly elegant"attire, garb, dress - clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; "formal attire"; "battle dress" bib-and-tucker - an attractive outfit; "she wore her best bib-and-tucker" ensemble - a coordinated outfit (set of clothing) playsuit - a sports outfit for women or children; usually consists of shorts and a blouse trousseau - the personal outfit of a bride; clothes and accessories and linens | | 6. | turnout - attendance for a particular event or purpose (as to vote in an election); "the turnout for the rally" | | 7. | turnout - (ballet) the outward rotation of a dancer's leg from the hiprotary motion, rotation - the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music" ballet, concert dance - a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers |
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Translationsturnout [ˈtəːnaut] turn n [ of voters etc] → Beteiligung f
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