turn-out

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun A short side road, or a part of a road of greater width than the rest, which enables vehicles to pass one another.
• noun The act of turning out or coming forth.
• noun Specifically A quitting of employment, especially with a view to obtain increase of wages or some other advantage; a strike.
• noun One who has turned out for such a purpose; a striker.
• noun A short side-track in a railway designed to enable one train to pass another.
• noun People or things that have turned out; persons who have come out to see a spectacle, witness a performance at the theater, attend a public meeting, or the like.
• noun A carriage or coach with the horses; also, carriages or equipages collectively.
• noun The net quantity of produce yielded; production.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• noun The act of coming forth; a leaving of houses, shops, etc.; esp., a quitting of employment for the purpose of forcing increase of wages; a strike; -- opposed to lockout.
• noun A short side track on a railroad, which may be occupied by one train while another is passing on a main track; a shunt; a siding; a switch.
• noun That which is prominently brought forward or exhibited; hence, an equipage.
• noun The aggregate number of persons who have come out, as from their houses, for a special purpose; the number in attendance at a gathering.
• noun Net quantity of produce yielded.
• noun A space alongside a highway where vehicles may stop, esp. for emergency purposes, or to admire the view.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

• verb come and gather for a public event
• verb put out or expel from a place
• verb cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
• verb prove to be in the result or end
• verb bring forth,
• verb be shown or be found to be
• verb get up and out of bed
• verb turn outward
• verb outfit or equip, as with accessories
• verb result or end
• verb produce quickly or regularly, usually with machinery
• verb come, usually in answer to an invitation or summons
• noun a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass
• noun what is produced in a given time period
• noun a set of clothing (with accessories)
• noun the group that gathers together for a particular occasion
• noun (ballet) the outward rotation of a dancer's leg from the hip
• noun a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park
• noun attendance for a particular event or purpose (as to vote in an election)