Definitions for u-turnˈyuˌtɜrn
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
U-turnˈyuˌtɜrn
aU-shaped turn made by a vehicle so as to head in the opposite direction.
a reversal of policy, tactics, etc.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Origin of U-turn:
1925–30
Princeton's WordNet
u-turn(noun)
complete reversal of direction of travel
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
U-turn(noun)ˈɪlətiz
a turn when you are driving that takes you in the opposite direction
He made a U-turn at the light.
Wiktionary
U-turn(Noun)
A turn in a vehicle carried out by driving in a semicircle in order to travel in the opposite direction.
U-turn(Noun)
A reversal of policy; a volte-face, a backflip
Origin: :U + turn, from the similarity to the shape of the letter U.
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