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turnaround

noun

1. time need to prepare a vessel or ship for a return trip

• Syn: ↑turnaround time

• Hypernyms: ↑work time

2. a decision to reverse an earlier decision

• Syn: ↑reversal, ↑change of mind, ↑flip-flop, ↑turnabout

• Derivationally related forms: ↑flip-flop (for: ↑flip-flop), ↑reverse (for: ↑reversal)

• Hypernyms: ↑decision making, ↑deciding

• Hyponyms: ↑reconsideration, ↑second thought, ↑afterthought, ↑rethink

3. an area sufficiently large for a vehicle to turn around

• Hypernyms: ↑area

• Part Holonyms: ↑road, ↑route, ↑driveway, ↑drive, ↑private road

4. act or process of unloading and loading and servicing a vessel or aircraft for a return trip

• Syn: ↑turnround

• Hypernyms: ↑preparation, ↑readying

5. turning in the opposite direction

• Syn: ↑reversion, ↑reverse, ↑reversal, ↑turnabout

• Derivationally related forms: ↑reverse (for: ↑reversal), ↑reverse (for: ↑reverse)

• Hypernyms: ↑change of direction, ↑reorientation

• Hyponyms: ↑about-face, ↑about turn, ↑u-turn

Useful english dictionary. 2012.