turnout

See also: turn out and turn-out

English

Etymology

turn +‎ out, from the phrasal verb.

Noun

turnout (plural turnouts)

attendance; crowd
This restaurant had a pretty good turnout for a Wednesday night.
(US) a place to pull off a road
When towing a trailer, use the turnouts to let faster traffic pass.
(rail transport, chiefly US) a place where moveable rails allow a train to switch tracks; a set of points

Synonyms

(roadside area) lay-by

Derived terms

turnout gear

Translations

attendance, crowd

Dutch: opkomst (nl) f
Persian: حضور‎‎ (fa) (hozur), مشارکت‎‎ (fa) (mošârekat)

Russian: собра́ние (ru) n (sobránije), сбо́р (ru) m (sbór), я́вка (ru) f (jávka)
Spanish: concurrencia (es), asistencia (es)

Anagrams

out-turn, outturn

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