Can you tell me what a turnstile is? Do you know where you could find one?
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A turnstile is a mechanism installed in doors or gates to make people come only one at a time.
ReplyDeleteIt is used in places where you have to pay an entrance fee. You can see some of these mechanisms for example in the exit of Metro stations, the entrance to exhibitions or exit of an amusement park or zoo...
Very good explanation, MJ. I wouldn't have done it so well. Did you know this word before or is it something new you have learned?
ReplyDeleteOh, I had to look for the meaning. At the beginning I thought it had something to do with a twist in the style of a writing or something like that...
DeleteMakes sense. Mainly because you know I'm obsessed with writing and reading.
DeleteMaria Jose, Could it also be applied to the device used by medical service in order to prevent a massive bleeding? You might found it in any military fist-aid kit.
ReplyDeleteWell, that is a very interesting question. In Spanish we use the same word but it seems that is a different one in English.
DeleteI think you mean a tourniquet, Carlos. What's the word we use in Spanish, MJ?
DeleteBTW, MJ you forgot a subject: it is a different one...
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