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Turnkey

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Noun

1. gaoler, jailer, jailor, prison guard, screw, turnkey

someone who guards prisoners

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Turnkey

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noun
1. archaic
a keeper of the keys, esp in a prison; warder or jailer
adjective
2. 
denoting a project, as in civil engineering, in which a single contractor has responsibility for the complete job from the start to the time of installation or occupancy

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Turnkey

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nounWord forms: plural ˈturnˌkeys
a person in charge of the keys of a prison; warder; jailer
adjective
designating, of, or by a method of construction, installation, etc. whereby the contractor, installer, etc. assumes total responsibility from design through completion of the project

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Turnkey

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n. pl. turn·keys
The keeper of the keys in a prison; a jailer.
adj.
1. Supplied, installed, or purchased in a condition ready for immediate use, occupation, or operation: a turnkey computer system; a turnkey housing project.
2. Of or relating to something supplied, installed, or purchased in this manner: a turnkey agreement.

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