turnout
/ˈtɜː(ɹ)naʊt/ noun C1- The act of coming forth.
- The number or proportion of people who attend or participate in an event (especially an election) or are present at a venue.
- A place to pull off a road. · When towing a trailer, use the turnouts to let faster traffic pass.
- A place where moveable rails allow a train to switch tracks; a set of points.
- A quitting of employment for the purpose of forcing increase of wages; a strike.
- A striker.
- That which is prominently brought forward or exhibited; hence, an equipage. · A man with a showy carriage and horses is said to have a fine turnout.
- Net quantity of produce yielded.
Plural turnouts
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He went down to the stables, not without some slight annoyance, when he remembered that the Count of Monte Cristo had laid his hands on a “turnout” which sent his bays down to second place in the opinion of connoisseurs.
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