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   turn·out

   /ˈtərnˌout/

   noun

   • 1. the number of people attending or taking part in an event, especially the number of people voting in an election: "we hope to have a good turnout on Sunday" Similar attendancenumber of people presentaudiencehousecrowdgatheringthrongassemblyassemblagecongregationgateinformal:muster
   • 2. a turn in a road: North American "I couldn't find the lake at first—I drove past the turnout"
   • ▪ a point at which a railroad track diverges.
   • ▪ a widened place in a road for cars to pass each other or park temporarily: "parks studded with scenic turnouts"
   • 3. a carriage or other horse-drawn vehicle with its horse or horses.
   • 4. the way in which a person or thing is equipped or dressed: "his turnout was exceedingly elegant" Similar outfitclothesclothingdressgarbattireensemblesuituniforminformal:getupgeartogsgarmsclobberkitrig-outformal:apparelliterary:arrayraimenthabit
   • 5. the ability to rotate the legs outward at the hips: "she has good natural turnout"

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