changeover
a conversion or complete change from one thing, condition, or system to another, as in equipment, personnel, methods of production, etc.: a changeover to automated equipment.
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How to use changeover in a sentence
All of the computer models projected at least some accumulating snow before a changeover to sleet.
Why our snow forecast missed the mark Thursday morning | Jason Samenow | February 18, 2021 | Washington PostIf the storm takes a track more to the north, as some models simulate, such a changeover would probably occur.
D.C. area sees increasing snow chances Sunday and Monday | Jason Samenow, Wes Junker | January 27, 2021 | Washington PostIt should continue for next few hours, with some accumulation, before changeover process to ice and rain really kicks in.
Sleet and snow pull away after midnight leaving behind falling temperatures and icy spots | Jason Samenow, Dan Stillman | December 17, 2020 | Washington PostWe probably have another hour or two of snow inside the Beltway and just to the west before the changeover to sleet, freezing rain, and rain begins.
Sleet and snow pull away after midnight leaving behind falling temperatures and icy spots | Jason Samenow, Dan Stillman | December 17, 2020 | Washington PostDistrict parents Moira Allbritton and Suzy Reid said they also worry about students in the changeover and felt most parents did not realize the disruption coming.
‘One More Hugely Disruptive Thing’: Teachers to Leave Mid-Year Under Retirement Deal | Ashly McGlone | November 5, 2020 | Voice of San Diego
But in July, the country faces a Senate “changeover” that will flip the balance of power in favor of the government.
Australia Wants to Open the Great Barrier Reef to Dumping | Kirsten Alexander | June 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe 31-year-old beat Serena, 6–1, and then Venus, 6–2, reportedly smoking a cigarette during the changeover.
The Battle of the Sexes Is Back: Serena vs. the Men | Kevin Fixler | August 28, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat the U.S. really knows about the changeover in Pyongyang—and why Obama is hanging back and hoping.
What the U.S. Government Knows About North Korea's New Ruler | Leslie H. Gelb | December 20, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTAfter next week it will develop even more, because next week we make the changeover to the new fuel.
Daughters of Doom | Herbert B. LivingstonSince the changeover there hasn't been the least trouble in that sector.
Man Made | Albert R. TeichnerFor one brief moment prior to changeover the Plaza was dead still, except for the deafening rumble in the pile.
The Junkmakers | Albert R. Teichner
British Dictionary definitions for changeover
/ (ˈtʃeɪndʒˌəʊvə) /
an alteration or complete reversal from one method, system, or product to another: a changeover to decimal currency
a reversal of a situation, attitude, etc
sport
the act of transferring to or being relieved by a team-mate in a relay race, as by handing over a baton, etc
Also called: change, takeover the point in a relay race at which the transfer is made
sport, mainly British the exchange of ends by two teams, esp at half time
to adopt (a completely different position or attitude): the driver and navigator changed over after four hours
(intr) sport, mainly British (of two teams) to exchange ends of a playing field, etc, as after half time
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