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TURNSTILE [2 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

turnstile: an item in the "Site Features" class of the "Built Environment Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

portillon d'accès : objet de la classe «Articles d'aménagement» de la catégorie «Éléments du bâtiment».

Spanish

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Record 2 1993-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Corporate Security
  • Security Devices
  • Railroad Stations
DEF

a post with four arms pivoted on the top set in a gateway or passageway so that persons can pass through but cattle cannot. A similar device set in an entrance for controlling or counting the persons entering.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité générale de l'entreprise
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
  • Gares ferroviaires
DEF

Appareil formé d'une croix horizontale tournant autour d'un pivot vertical, placé à l'entrée d'un chemin ou d'un édifice afin de livrer passage aux personnes chacune à son tour.

Spanish

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