reversion, reverse, reversal, turnabout, turnaround
(noun) turning in the opposite direction
turnaround, turnround
(noun) act or process of unloading and loading and servicing a vessel or aircraft for a return trip
turnaround
(noun) an area sufficiently large for a vehicle to turn around
reversal, change of mind, flip-flop, turnabout, turnaround
(noun) a decision to reverse an earlier decision
turnaround, turnaround time
(noun) time need to prepare a vessel or ship for a return trip
Source: WordNet® 3.1
turnaround (countable and uncountable, plural turnarounds)
The act of turning to face in the other direction.
A reversal of policy.
The time required to carry out a task.
A turnabout; a reversal of circumstances.
(art) A series of sketches of a character as seen from different angles.
(music) A cadence linking the end of a verse to the beginning of the next.
(music) The notation for the addition of a grace note above then below a given note.
(US, historical) synonym of goback
The scheduled shutdown of an industrial plant, such as an oil rig, for maintenance and testing.
(film) A contractual provision by which, if the studio elects to abandon a film project, the producer has a limited period in which to sell it elsewhere.
(aviation, aerospace) Preparations for takeoff, such as loading and servicing.
• This is the noun. Do not use it for the phrasal verb to turn around.
• U-turn (1, 2)
Source: Wiktionary
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
