Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Turn-out \Turn"-out`\, n.; pl. {Turn-outs}.
   1. 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.

   2. 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.

   3. That which is prominently brought forward or exhibited;
      hence, an equipage; as, a man with a showy carriage and
      horses is said to have a fine turn-out.

   4. The aggregate number of persons who have come out, as from
      their houses, for a special purpose.

   5. Net quantity of produce yielded.