turnaround
See also: turn-around and turn around
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From the verb phrase turn around.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aʊnd
Noun
turnaround (countable and uncountable, plural turnarounds)
- The act of turning to face in the other direction.
- The basketball player made a turnaround jump shot
- A reversal of policy.
- The time required to carry out a task.
- They tried to reduce their turnaround on incoming paperwork.
- A turnabout; a reversal of circumstances.
- (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.
Usage notes
- This is the noun. Do not use it for the phrasal verb to turn around.
Synonyms
- U-turn (1, 2)
Translations
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