turnstile

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I passed the turnstile, and found myself in a green field, with a row of stunted willows hanging over a narrow rill.

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  1. noun A mechanical device used to control passage from one public area to another, typically consisting of several horizontal arms supported by and radially projecting from a central vertical post and allowing only the passage of individuals on foot.
  2. noun A similar structure that permits the passage of an individual once a charge has been paid or that counts the number of individuals passing through.

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  • The flow of people in and out of Bellevue was always as steady as at a subway turnstile, and that was before a bomb went off inside. —  Cat and Mouse
  • We go through the turnstile, past the gift shop, the bookshop, the coffee shop, through another turnstile where they snap on our wristbands, and then into the park itself. —  SixBadThings
  • Minster pushed his way through the turnstile, his boarding pass releasing one of the cars to him. —  Asimov's Science Fiction - 1977_02(002)Summer
  • Walking through a Fenway Park turnstile is the sweetest feeling on earth. —  National Review Online
  • After going through the wide BART-like turnstile, there's a big sign that says Welcome to JFK. —  Scripting News
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/ˈtərnstaɪl/
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