Definition of turnout
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: the number of people who participate in or attend an event
a heavy voter turnout
2a
: a place where something (such as a road) turns out or branches off
b
: a space adjacent to a highway in which vehicles may park or pull into to enable others to pass
c
: a railroad siding
3
: an act of turning out
5
: a clearing out and cleaning
6a
: a coach or carriage together with the horses, harness, and attendants
c
: manner of dress : getup
7
: net quantity of produce yielded
turn out
verb
turned out; turning out; turns out
Definition of turn out (Entry 2 of 2)
1a
: to come or go out from home in or as if in answer to a summons
voters turned out in droves
b
: to get out of bed
2a
: to prove to be in the result or end
the play turned out to be a flop it turned out that we were both wrong
b
: to become in maturity
nobody thought he'd turn out like this
c
: end
stories that turn out happily
1
: to put out by or as if by turning a switch
turn out the lights
2
: to produce often rapidly or regularly by or as if by machine
a writer turning out stories
3a
: to turn inside out
turning out his pockets
5
: to equip, dress, or finish in a careful or elaborate way
6
: to call (a guard, a company, etc.) out from rest or shelter and into formation
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The first known use of turnout was in 1546
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