turnstile

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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noun a gate consisting of a post that acts as a pivot for rotating arms; set in a passageway for controlling the persons entering

From turn + stile.

Lord MUDDLEPOOL--Does the Turnstile General object to the question. — Pamphlets and Parodies on Political Subjects, William Hone
Come!” Kim clicked round the self-registering turnstile; the old man followed and halted amazed. — Kim, Rudyard Kipling
She was the youngest as well as the smallest of the trio standing at the turnstile. — The Boy with Wings, Berta Ruck

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