turnaround
the total time consumed in the round trip of a ship, aircraft, vehicle, etc.
change of allegiance, opinion, mood, policy, etc.
a place or area having sufficient room for a vehicle to turn around.
the time required between receiving and finishing or processing work or materials.
Commerce.
a reversal, as in business sales, especially from loss to profit.
the time between the making of an investment and receiving a return.
Aviation. the elapsed time between an aircraft's arrival at an airfield terminal and its departure.
Origin of turnaround
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How to use turnaround in a sentence
This event, know as “Turn Around Tuesday,” enraged many of the demonstrators, especially the young SNCC activists.
Dr. King Goes to Hollywood: The Flawed History of ‘Selma’ | Gary May | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTBut if you try compel them to use technology to improve gun safety, they turn around and sue you.
Lucky for the artist, Chapman continued to turn around to survey the room.
O.J., Martha, Jagger, and Manson: Capturing Celebrities in the Dock | Justin Jones | May 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“It was too late for us to turn around,” Maksymenko told The Daily Beast.
Ukrainian Women Kidnapped by Russians in Crimea Tell Their Tale | Anna Nemtsova | March 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFor most of the day, they remain in stalls at least 60-square feet, where they can turn around and lie down.
The Goblin looked back despairingly, and Davy just caught the words, "I don't know how to turn around!"
Davy and The Goblin | Charles E. CarrylI've been sailing one way for ever so long, because I don't know how to turn around; but there's a landing-place just ahead.
Davy and The Goblin | Charles E. CarrylWe two of the Society have a wooden cabin in which we can scarcely turn around when we have a table in it.
When the second hand hit the "30" mark, he would turn around and the person nearest would be It.
If you'll let me turn around, I'll admit that the sun comes at midnight, if you say it does, Billy Little.
A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties | Charles Major
British Dictionary definitions for turnaround
/ (ˈtɜːnəˌraʊnd) /
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
the total time taken by a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle in a round trip
a complete reversal of a situation or set of circumstances
- Also called: turnround
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with 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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