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US
/ˈtɝnɝˌaʊnd/
]
[ UK /tˈɜːnɐɹˌaʊnd/ ]
[ UK /tˈɜːnɐɹˌaʊnd/ ]
NOUN
- an area sufficiently large for a vehicle to turn around
- turning in the opposite direction
- a decision to reverse an earlier decision
- time need to prepare a vessel or ship for a return trip
- act or process of unloading and loading and servicing a vessel or aircraft for a return trip
How To Use turnaround In A Sentence
- A €500 million investment in upgrading long-haul aircraft is part of the turnaround. Times, Sunday Times
- It was at one of those catatonic evenings when a dramatic turnaround was in the offing.
- Just three months ago Asian airlines were basking in big turnarounds of their passenger and cargo traffic.
- Was this the beginning of a turnaround for a career that has stalled on the back of personal turmoil and a technique that has deserted him? Times, Sunday Times
- The newly-released quarterly figures highlighted a dramatic turnaround in the force's performance in tackling muggings and other violent hold-ups.
- It is looking at a faster turnaround of vehicles unloading waste and collections of items to be recycled.
- But the turnaround at times has been based on sheer will.
- I have personally never done such a complete turnaround in my opinion of a person.
- Apparently, a report commissioned by LC recommends sweeping changes in cataloging procedures, including redefining the "gold standard of quality service" to mean "fast turnaround and delivery of library materials to users ... not the fullness of catalog data. Bad News From the Lilbrary of Congress
- We expect the management team to secure a turnaround in momentum. Times, Sunday Times