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Meaning of turnout

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  turnout
      n 1: the group that gathers together for a particular occasion;
           "a large turnout for the meeting"
      2: a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass
         or park [syn: {turnout}, {widening}]
      3: a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock
         or enable trains on the same line to pass [syn: {siding},
         {railroad siding}, {turnout}, {sidetrack}]
      4: what is produced in a given time period [syn: {output},
         {outturn}, {turnout}]
      5: a set of clothing (with accessories); "his getup was
         exceedingly elegant" [syn: {outfit}, {getup}, {rig},
         {turnout}]
      6: attendance for a particular event or purpose (as to vote in
         an election); "the turnout for the rally"
      7: (ballet) the outward rotation of a dancer's leg from the hip

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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