turnstile
noun
turn·stile
ˈtərn-ˌstī(-ə)l 
: a post with arms pivoted on the top set in a passageway so that persons can pass through only on foot one by one
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New York City will soon start testing out technology that uses AI to detect guns at subway turnstiles, Mayor Eric Adams said on Thursday.
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Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 28 Mar. 2024
Many support the move after recent mayhem included surveillance video showing a man at a Manhattan subway station hurling flaming cans at people through a turnstile.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2024
Dealing with a plethora of injuries at both guard positions, Campen oversaw a turnstile within the interior offensive line.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2024
Numbering some 30,000, the noisy crowd doubled the turnstile count of one night earlier for the football Aztecs’ game against Utah State.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2023
The park hosted 64 events, an 83% increase from 2019, with 1.2 million people walking through the turnstiles.
—Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2024
Apparently, the concept of $400 dinners a few yards from the turnstiles and tracks struck a lot of people as novel.
—Pete Wells, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Success won’t solely be measured in the turnstiles on Friday, or even this season as a whole.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2024
Some are actively monitoring turnstile data to judge the frequency and, even more importantly, the length of time their workers are there, Fortune reported.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2024
Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 28 Mar. 2024
Many support the move after recent mayhem included surveillance video showing a man at a Manhattan subway station hurling flaming cans at people through a turnstile.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2024
Dealing with a plethora of injuries at both guard positions, Campen oversaw a turnstile within the interior offensive line.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2024
Numbering some 30,000, the noisy crowd doubled the turnstile count of one night earlier for the football Aztecs’ game against Utah State.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2023
The park hosted 64 events, an 83% increase from 2019, with 1.2 million people walking through the turnstiles.
—Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2024
Apparently, the concept of $400 dinners a few yards from the turnstiles and tracks struck a lot of people as novel.
—Pete Wells, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Success won’t solely be measured in the turnstiles on Friday, or even this season as a whole.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2024
Some are actively monitoring turnstile data to judge the frequency and, even more importantly, the length of time their workers are there, Fortune reported.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2024
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First Known Use
circa 1643, in the meaning defined above
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turnstile
noun
turn·stile
-ˌstīl
: a post having arms which turn around that is set in an entrance or exit so that persons can pass through only on foot one by one
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