[ noun ] a gate consisting of a post that acts as a pivot for rotating arms; set in a passageway for controlling the persons entering <noun.artifact>
Turnstile \Turn"stile`\, n. 1. A revolving frame in a footpath, preventing the passage of horses or cattle, but admitting that of persons; a turnpike. See {Turnpike}, n., 1.
2. A similar arrangement for registering the number of persons passing through a gateway, doorway, or the like.
She said a security guard stopped her at a turnstile.
The studio's reissue of "The Fox And The Hound" took in $4 million for a two-week gross of almost $12 million and the No. 4 spot in the turnstile race.
But reports said hundreds more Liverpool fans without tickets poured through a turnstile gate behind one of the goals, packing an area marked off for the team's followers and crushing those at the front of the stand.
He noted Republican presidential candidate George Bush's campaign commercials that portrayed Democratic candidate Michael Dukakis as soft on crime by depicting criminals moving through a turnstile.
"Don't use that; it's broke," he ordered, pointing to the turnstile.
Al O'Leary, spokesman for the transit police, said the man had been seen tampering with a turnstile at a subway station, and personally collecting tokens from passengers.
After a minute's walk to the Wall Street station and a long wait in a slow line at the token booth, I saw the Lexington Avenue No. 4 express shut its doors and pull away just as I reached the turnstile.