TURNOUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does turnout mean? 

• TURNOUT (noun)
  The noun TURNOUT has 7 senses:

1. the group that gathers together for a particular occasion

2. a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park

3. a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass

4. what is produced in a given time period

5. a set of clothing (with accessories)

6. attendance for a particular event or purpose (as to vote in an election)

7. (ballet) the outward rotation of a dancer's leg from the hip

  Familiarity information: TURNOUT used as a noun is common.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TURNOUT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The group that gathers together for a particular occasion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Context example:

a large turnout for the meeting

Hypernyms ("turnout" is a kind of...):

assemblage; gathering (a group of persons together in one place)

Derivation:

turn out (come and gather for a public event)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

turnout; widening

Hypernyms ("turnout" is a kind of...):

part; portion (something less than the whole of a human artifact)

Holonyms ("turnout" is a part of...):

road; route (an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

railroad siding; sidetrack; siding; turnout

Hypernyms ("turnout" is a kind of...):

railroad; railroad track; railway (a line of track providing a runway for wheels)

Sense 4

Meaning:

What is produced in a given time period

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

output; outturn; turnout

Hypernyms ("turnout" is a kind of...):

product; production (an artifact that has been created by someone or some process)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "turnout"):

throughput (output relative to input; the amount passing through a system from input to output (especially of a computer program over a period of time))

Derivation:

turn out (produce quickly or regularly, usually with machinery)

Sense 5

Meaning:

A set of clothing (with accessories)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

getup; outfit; rig; turnout

Context example:

his getup was exceedingly elegant

Hypernyms ("turnout" is a kind of...):

attire; dress; garb (clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "turnout"):

bib-and-tucker (an attractive outfit)

ensemble (a coordinated outfit (set of clothing))

playsuit (a sports outfit for women or children; usually consists of shorts and a blouse)

trousseau (the personal outfit of a bride; clothes and accessories and linens)

Derivation:

turn out (outfit or equip, as with accessories)

Sense 6

Meaning:

Attendance for a particular event or purpose (as to vote in an election)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

the turnout for the rally

Hypernyms ("turnout" is a kind of...):

attendance; attending (the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.))

Derivation:

turn out (come and gather for a public event)

Sense 7

Meaning:

(ballet) the outward rotation of a dancer's leg from the hip

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("turnout" is a kind of...):

rotary motion; rotation (the act of rotating as if on an axis)

Domain category:

ballet; concert dance (a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers)

Derivation:

turn out (turn outward)