turntable

A noun referring to a rotating platform or device, commonly used for playing phonograph records, serving food on a dining table, or turning locomotives and cars on a track.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa una plataforma giratoria o dispositivo, generalmente usado para reproducir discos de vinilo, para servir comida en una mesa, o para cambiar de vía locomotoras y vagones sobre raíles.

1. Record player component B1 formal

   A rotating circular platform that spins a vinyl record while it is being played, often part of a larger audio system.

   • He placed the vinyl record carefully on the turntable.
   • The turntable's needle needs to be replaced for better sound quality.
   • She bought a vintage turntable to play her old albums.

   🇪🇸plato giradiscos

   Sinónimos: platter

2. Revolving serving tray B1 formal culinary

   A circular, rotating tray placed on a dining table, used to easily share dishes among diners.

   • The sushi restaurant uses a turntable to serve dishes to customers.
   • We placed the appetizers on the turntable so everyone could reach them.
   • The lazy Susan is a type of turntable commonly used in Chinese dining.

   🇪🇸Bandeja giratoria de mesa

   Sinónimos: lazy susan

3. Railway turntable C1 formal technical

   A rotating platform with a track, used to turn locomotives or other rail vehicles around.

   • The steam engine was driven onto the turntable to be reversed.
   • The old railway station still has a working turntable for locomotives.
   • The turntable allowed the train to change direction without needing a large turning loop.

   🇪🇸Plataforma giratoria para trenes

• turntables plural form
• turntables' possessive plural form
• turntable's possessive singular form