'Turnkey' definitions:

Definition of 'turnkey'

(from WordNet)
noun
Someone who guards prisoners [syn: prison guard, jailer, jailor, gaoler, screw, turnkey]

Definition of 'Turnkey'

From: GCIDE
  • Turnkey \Turn"key`\ (t[^u]rn"k[=e]`), n.; pl. Turnkeys (t[^u]r"k[=e]z`).
  • 1. A person who has charge of the keys of a prison, for opening and fastening the doors; a warder. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Dentistry) An instrument with a hinged claw, -- used for extracting teeth with a twist. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'turnkey'

From: GCIDE
  • turnkey \turn"key`\ (t[^u]rn"k[=e]`), a. Of or pertaining to a building, complex device, system, or industrial installation which is sold by a contractor only after it is ready for immediate occupation or use; fully functional and ready for use; -- used of complex systems of a type which often require preparation or installation by the user before being capable of functioning as intended; as, a turnkey ethylene production plant; a turnkey apartment building. [PJC]

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