Turnaround

2 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  turnaround
       n 1: time need to prepare a vessel or ship for a return trip
            [syn: {turnaround time}]
       2: a decision to reverse an earlier decision [syn: {reversal},
          {change of mind}, {flip-flop}, {turnabout}]
       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: {turnround}]
       5: turning in the opposite direction [syn: {reversion}, {reverse},
           {reversal}, {turnabout}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  27 Moby Thesaurus words for "turnaround":
     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