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Definition of "turntable" []

  • The circular horizontal rotating platform of a phonograph on which the record is placed. (noun)
  • A phonograph exclusive of amplifying circuitry and speakers. (noun)
  • A circular horizontal rotating platform equipped with a railway track, used for turning locomotives, as in a roundhouse. (noun)
  • A rotating platform or disk, such as a lazy Susan. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "turntable" in a sentence
  • "Surrounding the turntable is a circular road, complete with center stripes."
  • "They are not what I call a turntable act, it's all about great live performances."
  • ""We did a lot of what I call turntable hits," she says."