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turnout

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turnout [′tərn‚au̇t]
(engineering)
A contrivance consisting of a switch, a frog, and two guardrails for passing from one track to another.
The branching off of one rail track from another.
A siding.
(mining engineering)
To shovel coal toward the track for more convenient loading.
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"No," said she, "he only cared to have a stylish turnout, as they call it; I think he knew very little about horses; he left that to his coachman, who told him I had an irritable temper
Black Beauty by Sewell, Anna View in context
It was a noble turnout, and would have made a fine display if we had had thinner weather.
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