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noun 1. a spit that rotates or can be rotated. 2. a mechanically or manually operated device for turning a spit on which meat is roasted. 3. a person who turns a spit. 4. a small dog having a long body and short legs, used formerly to work a treadmill that turned a spit. noun […]
- Turnstile
noun 1. a structure of four horizontally revolving arms pivoted atop a post and set in a gateway or opening in a fence to allow the controlled passage of people. 2. a similar device set up in an entrance to bar passage until a charge is paid, to record the number of persons passing through, […]
- Turnstone
noun 1. any shorebird of the genus Arenaria, characterized by the habit of turning over stones in search of food. 2. British. ruddy turnstone. noun 1. either of two shore birds of the genus Arenaria, esp A. interpres (ruddy turnstone). They are related and similar to plovers and sandpipers
- Turntable
noun 1. the rotating disk that spins the record on a phonograph. 2. Railroads. a rotating, track-bearing platform pivoted in the center, used for turning locomotives and cars around. 3. a rotating stand used in sculpture, metalwork, and ceramics. noun 1. the circular horizontal platform that rotates a gramophone record while it is being played […]
- Turntable ladder
noun 1. (Brit) a power-operated extending ladder mounted on a fire engine US and Canadian name aerial ladder