[turn-out] 
| 1. | the gathering of persons who come to an exhibition, party, spectacle, or the like: They had a large turnout at the meeting. |
| 2. | quantity of production; output. |
| 3. | an act of turning out. |
| 4. | the manner or style in which a person or thing is equipped, dressed, etc. |
| 5. | equipment; outfit. |
| 6. | a short side track, space, spur, etc., that enables trains, automobiles, etc., to pass one another or park. |
| 7. | Ballet. the turning out of the legs from the hips, with the feet back to back or heel to heel. |
| 8. | Railroads. a track structure composed of a switch, a frog, and closure rails, permitting a train to leave a given track for a branching or parallel track. Compare crossover (def. 6). |
| turn·out (tûrn'out') n.
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