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U-TURN

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Dictionary entry overview: What does u-turn mean?

• U-TURN (noun)
The noun U-TURN has 1 sense:

1. complete reversal of direction of travel

Familiarity information: U-TURN used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• U-TURN (noun)

Sense 1

u-turn ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Complete reversal of direction of travel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("u-turn" is a kind of...):

reversal; reverse; reversion; turnabout; turnaround (turning in the opposite direction)

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