TURNAROUND

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does turnaround mean? 

• TURNAROUND (noun)
  The noun TURNAROUND has 5 senses:

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

2. a decision to reverse an earlier decision

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

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

5. turning in the opposite direction

  Familiarity information: TURNAROUND used as a noun is common.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TURNAROUND (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Time need to prepare a vessel or ship for a return trip

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Synonyms:

turnaround; turnaround time

Hypernyms ("turnaround" is a kind of...):

work time (a time period when you are required to work)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A decision to reverse an earlier decision

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

change of mind; flip-flop; reversal; turnabout; turnaround

Hypernyms ("turnaround" is a kind of...):

deciding; decision making (the cognitive process of reaching a decision)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "turnaround"):

afterthought; reconsideration; rethink; second thought (thinking again about a choice previously made)

Sense 3

Meaning:

An area sufficiently large for a vehicle to turn around

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("turnaround" is a kind of...):

area (a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function)

Holonyms ("turnaround" is a part of...):

drive; driveway; private road (a road leading up to a private house)

road; route (an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Act or process of unloading and loading and servicing a vessel or aircraft for a return trip

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

turnaround; turnround

Hypernyms ("turnaround" is a kind of...):

preparation; readying (the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Turning in the opposite direction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

reversal; reverse; reversion; turnabout; turnaround

Hypernyms ("turnaround" is a kind of...):

change of direction; reorientation (the act of changing the direction in which something is oriented)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "turnaround"):

about-face; about turn (act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation)

u-turn (complete reversal of direction of travel)

 Context examples 

In fact, never make moves on the turnaround date—allow space of a few days after Mercury goes direct before you act on anything important.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

You likely felt the approaching slowdown of Mercury well in advance of its official turnaround date (October 31), with delays, postponements, cancellations, electronic problems, machine repairs, and indecision from VIPs to have projects approved.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Since Mercury begins its characteristic slowdown far ahead of the onset of its official turnaround to retrograde, you might have started to see delays, postponements, problems with electronics and machines, misunderstandings, and other mix-ups as early as mid-October.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)