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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: time need to prepare a vessel or ship for a return trip [syn: turnaround, turnaround time]
2: a decision to reverse an earlier decision [syn: reversal, change of mind, flip-flop, turnabout, turnaround]
3: an area sufficiently large for a vehicle to turn around
4: act or process of unloading and loading and servicing a vessel or aircraft for a return trip [syn: turnaround, turnround]
5: turning in the opposite direction [syn: reversion, reverse, reversal, turnabout, turnaround]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1926 1. a. the process of readying a transport vehicle for departure after its arrival; also the time spent in this process <a quick turnaround between flights> b. the action of receiving, processing, and returning something <24-hour turnaround time on most orders> 2. a space permitting the turning around of a vehicle 3. a. turnabout 2a <a corporate turnaround> b. turnabout 2b 4. a jump shot by a player facing away from the basket who turns toward the basket while shooting — often used attributively <a turnaround jumper>

U.S. Military Dictionary

(*) The length of time between arriving at a point and being ready to depart from that point. It is used in this sense for the loading, unloading, re-fueling, and re-arming, where appropriate, of vehicles, aircraft, and ships. See also turnaround cycle.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(turnarounds) 1. A turnaround is a complete change in opinion, attitude, or method. I have personally never done such a complete turnaround in my opinion of a person... N-COUNT: oft N in n 2. A turnaround is a sudden improvement, especially in the success of a business or a country's economy. The deal marks a turnaround in the fortunes of South Wales Electricity... N-COUNT: usu sing, oft N in n 3. The turnaround or turnaround time of a task, for example the unloading of an aircraft or ship, is the amount of time that it takes. It is possible to produce a result within 34 hours but the standard turnaround is 12 days... The agency should reduce turnaround time by 11 per cent. N-VAR

Moby Thesaurus

about-face, about-turn, afterthoughts, back track, back trail, backing, backing off, backing out, backing up, backup, better thoughts, change of mind, flip, flip-flop, mature judgment, reversal, reverse, reversing, reversion, right-about, right-about-face, second thoughts, swingaround, tergiversating, tergiversation, turnabout, volte-face