turntable

noun

turn·​ta·​ble ˈtərn-ˌtā-bəl 

: a revolvable platform: such as

a

: a rotating platform that carries a phonograph record

b

: a platform with a track for turning wheeled vehicles (such as locomotives)

c

: lazy susan

Examples of turntable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At some point in the early 1990s, in Monterrey, Mexico, a DJ named Gabriel Dueñez was playing a wedding party when his turntables began to malfunction. —Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 7 Jan. 2026

But with the rise of turntables, people have started to come in and look at things. —Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2026

Roller Coaster Database expects the Cornwall Coaster will travel the route twice, using a switch track or station turntable similar to the FirleFranz coaster at Germany’s Bayern Park or the Defi du Dragon coaster at France’s Jardin d’Acclimatation. —Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 23 Dec. 2025

Wallace also got behind the turntable at weddings, corporate events, and private engagements, Power 92 said. —Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1804, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for turntable

• able
• chaebol
• fable
• label
• sable
• stabile
• stable
• table
• allocable
• educable
• integrable
• purchasable

Kids Definition

turntable

noun

turn·​ta·​ble -ˌtā-bəl 

1

: a platform that can be turned around

2

: a round flat plate that turns a phonograph record