"turnaround" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɜː(ɹ)nəˌɹaʊnd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-turnaround.wav Forms: turnarounds [plural], turn-around [alternative], turn around [alternative], turnround [alternative]
Etymology: Deverbal from turn around. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|turn around}} Deverbal from turn around Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} turnaround (countable and uncountable, plural turnarounds)
  1. The act of turning to face in the other direction. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: U-turn
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  2. A reversal of policy. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: U-turn
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  3. The carrying out of a task; the time required to carry it out. Tags: countable, uncountable
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  4. A turnabout; a reversal of circumstances. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-turnaround-en-noun-moEnWQEJ
  5. (art) A series of sketches of a character as seen from different angles. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-turnaround-en-noun-5rW0IMYZ Categories (other): Art Topics: art, arts
  6. (music) A cadence linking the end of a verse to the beginning of the next. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-turnaround-en-noun-Y4PzCd~Q Categories (other): Music, English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English deverbals: 16 4 17 7 5 15 10 8 4 3 8 2 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 2 19 7 5 17 11 5 3 3 11 1 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 4 21 6 5 14 13 2 3 3 10 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 2 22 8 3 18 14 2 1 1 9 1 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  7. (music) The notation for the addition of a grace note above then below a given note. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-turnaround-en-noun-1FZ87wOk Categories (other): Music, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 2 19 7 5 17 11 5 3 3 11 1 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 4 21 6 5 14 13 2 3 3 10 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 2 22 8 3 18 14 2 1 1 9 1 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  8. (US, historical) Synonym of goback Tags: US, countable, historical, uncountable Synonyms: goback [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-turnaround-en-noun-Fs6VCUFo Categories (other): American English
  9. The scheduled shutdown of an industrial plant, such as an oil rig, for maintenance and testing. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-turnaround-en-noun-2p3n1Tbq
  10. (film) 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. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-turnaround-en-noun-~doKrFZh Categories (other): Film Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television
  11. (aviation, aerospace) Preparations for takeoff, such as loading and servicing. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-turnaround-en-noun-4itLouKI Categories (other): Aerospace, Aviation, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 2 19 7 5 17 11 5 3 3 11 1 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  12. (broadcasting) The relaying of a satellite signal. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-turnaround-en-noun-W4R1AM~u Categories (other): Broadcasting Topics: broadcasting, media
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: turnaround artist, turnaround time Related terms: overturn, turnover Translations (Translations): täyskäännös (Finnish), suunnanmuutos (Finnish), volta [feminine] (Galician), Kehrtwendung [feminine] (German), Richtungsänderung [feminine] (German), Umschwung [masculine] (German), Wende [feminine] (German), volta [feminine] (Portuguese), giro [masculine] (Portuguese), torneio [masculine] (Portuguese), geri dönme (Turkish), geri dönüm (Turkish)
Disambiguation of 'Translations': 18 2 19 9 8 17 11 3 1 1 9 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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