turnaround

[ turn-uh-round ]
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noun
  1. the total time consumed in the round trip of a ship, aircraft, vehicle, etc.

  1. change of allegiance, opinion, mood, policy, etc.

  2. a place or area having sufficient room for a vehicle to turn around.

  3. the time required between receiving and finishing or processing work or materials.

  4. Commerce.

    • a reversal, as in business sales, especially from loss to profit.

    • the time between the making of an investment and receiving a return.

  5. Aviation. the elapsed time between an aircraft's arrival at an airfield terminal and its departure.

Origin of turnaround

1
First recorded in 1925–30; noun use of verb phrase turn around

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British Dictionary definitions for turnaround

turnaround

/ (ˈtɜːnəˌraʊnd) /


noun
    • the act or process in which a ship, aircraft, etc, unloads passengers and freight at the end of a trip and reloads for the next trip

    • the time taken for this

  1. the total time taken by a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle in a round trip

  1. a complete reversal of a situation or set of circumstances

  • Also called: turnround

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Other Idioms and Phrases with turnaround

turnaround

Reverse the direction or course of something or someone, as in He has a way of turning around a failing business, or If someone doesn't turn him around he's headed for trouble. [Late 1800s]

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