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Turnarounds

(sometimes derogatory) An emigrant heading west on the Oregon Trail who gave up and turned back to the east.

📖 Definitions of "Turnarounds"

noun
  1. 1

    (sometimes derogatory) An emigrant heading west on the Oregon Trail who gave up and turned back to the east.

  2. 2

    A section of honeycomb that is unfinished and returned to the hive.

noun
  1. 1

    The act of turning to face in the other direction.

    "The basketball player made a turnaround jump shot"

  2. 2

    A reversal of policy.

  3. 3

    The time required to carry out a task.

    "They tried to reduce their turnaround on incoming paperwork."

  4. 4

    A turnabout; a reversal of circumstances.

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