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Definition of Turnstiles
1. turnstile [n] - See also: turnstile
Lexicographical Neighbors of Turnstiles
Literary usage of Turnstiles
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Story of the Exposition: Being the Official History of the International by Frank Morton Todd (1921)
"The number of entrances and turnstiles was probably much more than sufficient on
ordinary days, but proved about right for great occasions. ..."
2. A Book for a Rainy Day: Or, Recollections of the Events of the Years 1766-1833 by John Thomas Smith (1861)
"... at the back of the British Museum, so often mentioned as being frequented by
duellists, was in irregular patches, many fields with turnstiles. ..."
3. Sixteenth-century Bristol by John Latimer (1908)
"... commission— " Crying down " of the currency—Erection of turnstiles in Bristol—"
Certificate for eating of flesh in Lent " granted to Corporation. ..."
4. Museums Journal by Museums Association (1902)
"Even at the British (Natural History) Museum there are no turnstiles, yet each
year the number of visitors is given in the annual report. ..."
5. Cases on Legal Liability by Joseph Henry Beale (1915)
"He himself, in speaking to one of the officers, said, "If it is the question of
putting out the tally of your turnstiles I can squeeze through there," ..."
6. Report of the President to the Board of Directors of the World's Columbian by Harlow Niles Higinbotham (1898)
"Turnstiles and choppers were presented for consideration which, ... By the middle
of February several parties whose turnstiles were on exhibition withdrew ..."
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