Definitions for turnouts

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turnouts turn·out

Spelling: [turn-out]

IPA: /ˈtɜrnˌaʊt/

Turnouts is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 148 anagrams from letters in turnouts (norsttuu).

Definitions for turnouts

noun

1. the gathering of persons who come to an exhibition, party, spectacle, or the like:
2. quantity of production; output.
3. an act of turning out.
4. the manner or style in which a person or thing is equipped, dressed, etc.
5. equipment; outfit.
6. a short side track, space, spur, etc., that enables trains, automobiles, etc., to pass one another or park.
7. Ballet. the turning out of the legs from the hips, with the feet back to back or heel to heel.
8. Railroads. a track structure composed of a switch, a frog, and closure rails, permitting a train to leave a given track for a branching or parallel track. Compare crossover (def 6).

Origin of turnouts

First recorded in 1680-90; noun use of verb phrase turn out

Examples for turnouts

He noted that the turnout promoting effect of a canvasser knocking on a door decays within ten days to be almost minimal.

"Wish we were in a carriage," observed Tom, after the turnout had gone on.

Such a turnout had never been seen in Tuscany since the Medician days.

By this means, in a minute more, the turnout was safe in the middle of the roadway.

Given such a multi-vehicle car wreck, voters have understandably tuned out and turnout is expected to be extremely low.

In the meantime, the driver had brought the turnout to a halt.

But turnout tends to be far more variable in a midterm election and modeling become far difficult.

The horses and the turnout were taken around to the stables.

And new evidence shows the cause is a turnout motivator for Democratic base voters.

Bucca must have placed his turnout coat protectively around several civilians, for it was later found still wrapped around them.