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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

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As she made a three-point turn, prosecutors say, she struck O’Keefe before driving away.

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As she made a three-point turn, prosecutors say she struck O’Keefe before driving away.

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As she made a three-point turn, Read allegedly struck O’Keefe before driving away.

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Once at the home, O’Keefe got out of Read’s vehicle, and while she made a three-point turn, she allegedly struck him and then drove away, prosecutors said.

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Once at the home, O’Keefe got out of Read’s vehicle, and while she made a three-point turn, she allegedly struck him, then drove away, prosecutors said.

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