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turnback.

Part of a garment that is turned back.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Part of a garment that is turned back.

    attributive · countable · uncountable
  2. The turning back of a weaver around another element.

    countable · uncountable
  3. The act of turning back a boat containing immigrants.

    countable · uncountable
  4. The strap from the hames to the hip-strap, on a horse.

    countable · uncountable
  5. A place, e.g. on a railway, where vehicles can reverse direction, i.e. turn back.

    countable · uncountable
  6. A cadet at a military academy who fails a class and has to retake it.

    US · countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from turn back.

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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.