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turnaround.

The act of turning to face in the other direction.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtɜːnəˌɹaʊnd/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtɜɹnəˌɹaʊnd/General-American
  1. The act of turning to face in the other direction.

    countable · uncountable
    The basketball player made a turnaround jump shot.
  2. A reversal of policy.

    countable · uncountable
  3. The carrying out of a task; the time required to carry it out.

    countable · uncountable
    They tried to reduce their turnaround on incoming paperwork.
    They tried to reduce their turnaround time on incoming paperwork. [noun adjunct form]
  4. A turnabout; a reversal of circumstances.

    countable · uncountable
  5. A series of sketches of a character as seen from different angles.

    countable · uncountable
  6. A cadence linking the end of a verse to the beginning of the next.

    countable · uncountable
  7. The notation for the addition of a grace note above then below a given note.

    countable · uncountable
  8. Synonym of goback.

    US · countable · historical · uncountable
  9. The scheduled shutdown of an industrial plant, such as an oil rig, for maintenance and testing.

    countable · uncountable
  10. 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.

    countable · uncountable
  11. Preparations for takeoff, such as loading and servicing.

    countable · uncountable
  12. The relaying of a satellite signal.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from turn around.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.