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Turn-outs

Turn-out \Turn"-out`\, n.; pl. Turn-outs.

  1. The act of coming forth; a leaving of houses, shops, etc.; esp., a quitting of employment for the purpose of forcing increase of wages; a strike; -- opposed to lockout.

  2. A short side track on a railroad, which may be occupied by one train while another is passing on a main track; a shunt; a siding; a switch.

  3. That which is prominently brought forward or exhibited; hence, an equipage; as, a man with a showy carriage and horses is said to have a fine turn-out.

  4. The aggregate number of persons who have come out, as from their houses, for a special purpose.

  5. Net quantity of produce yielded.

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turn-outs

n. (turn-out English)

Usage examples of "turn-outs".

When they were turned away from motels or regular campsites they slept in roadside turn-outs and dirty ravines.

Again the voice from the tower reverberated around the hillsides, announcing the parade of carriages, and a dozen turn-outs came around the bend: plain and fancy carriages drawn by high steppers, the drivers and passengers in period costumes.