turn-out

A large turn-out gathered in the park for the community festival.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The number of people who attend an event: "turn-out" refers to the total count of people present at a gathering, meeting, or public occasion.
   • A strike or strikers: In industrial contexts, "turn-out" can mean a work stoppage or the workers who participate in such a strike.
   • Output or production: "turn-out" can denote the quantity of goods produced or the result of a process.
   • A carriage with its horses: Historically, "turn-out" describes a horse-drawn carriage along with its harness and horses.
   • A railway siding: In rail transport, "turn-out" is a track that allows trains to pass one another or to divert.

Usage Examples

• (A large number of people attended the funeral.)
• (The weekly production output has risen.)
• (A strike was arranged by the union.)
• (She rode in a stylish horse-drawn carriage.)
• (The train used a siding track.)

Advanced Usage

• "a good/poor turn-out": a common collocation indicating the size of attendance.

  • Despite the rain, there was a good turn-out at the concert. (Many people attended despite bad weather.)

• "to have a turn-out": to organize or experience a strike.

  • The miners had a turn-out that lasted three weeks. (The miners went on a three-week strike.)

Variants and Related Words

• Turn out (phrasal verb): to result or end in a particular way; to produce; to attend an event.
  • The party turned out well. (The party ended successfully.)
  • The factory turns out thousands of cars each year. (The factory produces many cars.)
• Turnout (alternative spelling): the same as "turn-out", often written as one word in modern usage.

Synonyms

• Attendance: the number of people present.
• Output: the amount of something produced.
• Strike: a work stoppage (when used in industrial contexts).
• Siding: a short railway track (when used in rail contexts).

Phrasal Verbs

• Turn out: (related but separate from the noun) to result, to produce, or to attend.
  • It turned out to be a sunny day. (The day ended up being sunny.)
  • Many people turned out for the parade. (Many people attended the parade.)

Related Idioms

• Turn out the lights: to extinguish lights, often as a metaphor for ending something.
  • The party is over; time to turn out the lights. (Time to end the event and leave.)