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three-point turn

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noun

  1. a turn reversing the direction of motion of a motor vehicle using forward and reverse gears alternately, and completed after only three movements

"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

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The house lights turned on as he made a three-point turn to leave, Walsh said.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 18, 2024

The tank starts to move while the second vehicle carries out a three-point turn.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2023

Esser got back in her car, made a three-point turn and drove toward Victor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2022

“It does feel like this EV market has really been like ‘hurry up and wait’” This is partly because the act of transforming century-old industry is like making a three-point turn in a cruise ship.

From The Verge ● Dec. 21, 2021

At the end of our cul-de-sac the driver, a woman, did a three-point turn, stalled once, and drove off up Kingfisher Meadows.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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