"turnback" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: turnbacks [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from turn back. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|turn back}} Deverbal from turn back Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} turnback (countable and uncountable, plural turnbacks)
  1. (attributive) Part of a garment that is turned back. Tags: attributive, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-turnback-en-noun-tlhkqFK4
  2. The act of turning back a boat containing immigrants. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-turnback-en-noun-Fe5RVUS2 Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English deverbals: 19 44 6 15 16 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 49 6 15 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 55 7 10 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 55 3 16 6
  3. The strap from the hames to the hip-strap, on a horse. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-turnback-en-noun-Zk3U7y9A
  4. A place, e.g. on a railway, where vehicles can reverse direction, i.e. turn back. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-turnback-en-noun-m-0sKi1W
  5. (US) A cadet at a military academy who fails a class and has to retake it. Tags: US, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-turnback-en-noun-wYToXzo1 Categories (other): American English, English exocentric verb-noun compounds Disambiguation of English exocentric verb-noun compounds: 19 23 13 15 30

Inflected forms

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