turnaround

[ turn-uh-round ]

/ ˈtɜrn əˌraʊnd /

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noun

the total time consumed in the round trip of a ship, aircraft, vehicle, etc.

turnabout.

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.

Nearby words

turn-and-slip indicator, turn-on, turn-up, turnabout, turnabout is fair play, turnaround, turnaround time, turnbuckle, turncoat, turncock, turndown

Origin of turnaround

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

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Examples from the Web for turnaround

The following month, however, funding had collapsed and the project was put in turnaround.
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The performance could spark a turnaround after what has been a difficult stretch for the Today show and, by extension, NBC.
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Only Hunter and his faded seat companion got out at the turnaround terminal and took the slideway to center-city.
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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

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

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Word Origin and History for turnaround

turnaround

1936, from verbal phrase turn around "reverse," 1880, American English.

turnaround

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turnaround

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