a structure of four horizontally revolving arms pivoted atop a post and set in a gateway or opening in a fence to allow the controlled passage of people.
2.
a similar device set up in an entrance to bar passage until a charge is paid, to record the number of persons passing through, etc.
From there to the subway, where a wave of another smart card over a turnstile pays the fare.
Buzz for entry and place your order at the elaborate turnstile designed to let the nuns maintain their privacy.
Many of the houses in the area even had a turnstile as an entry to keep the curious horses from sneaking in for a snack.
In the camp store the first section you come to through the turnstile is the liquor department.
When card carriers go through a turnstile, they're verified without any travel information being transmitted back to the company.
If you make a concerted effort to arrest turnstile-jumpers, you'll find that you're catching serious bad guys in the process.
Retrieve your ticket after you place it into the turnstile as you cannot exit without it.
By next year, subway riders will use only electronic fare cards at the turnstile.
Anyone with a disabled parking permit who parks on the street at a turnstile meter will continue to park for free.
Go through the turnstile and take stairs to your right.
British Dictionary definitions for turnstile
turnstile
/ˈtɜːnˌstaɪl/
noun
1.
a mechanical gate or barrier with metal arms that are turned to admit one person at a time, usually in one direction only
2.
any similar device that admits foot passengers but no large animals or vehicles
3.
(logic) Also called gatepost. a symbol of the form ̃⊢, ⊨, or ⊩, used to represent logical consequence when inserted between expressions to form a sequent, or when prefixed to a single expression to indicate its status as a theorem