"turning circle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: turning circles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} turning circle (plural turning circles)
  1. (automotive, of a road vehicle) The circular path formed by the wheel furthest from the centre of the turn when turning to the maximum extent. Categories (topical): Automotive Related terms: cul-de-sac
    Sense id: en-turning_circle-en-noun-mrNJAE27 Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
  2. (nautical) The path followed by a vessel’s center of gravity when it makes a complete turn of 360° with a consistent rudder angle. (FM 55-501) Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-turning_circle-en-noun-PTyC4FrH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 57 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 73 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 57 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 58 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 35 61 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 32 60 8 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 29 66 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 34 58 7 Topics: nautical, transport
  3. A place where a vehicle can turn and face in the opposite direction. Translations (of a road vehicle): draaicirkel [masculine] (Dutch), kääntöympyrä (Finnish), Wendekreis [masculine] (German), caschiorcal [masculine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-turning_circle-en-noun-rdrQTj-e Disambiguation of 'of a road vehicle': 28 0 72

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