Turnaround (refining)
WordNet
noun
(1) Turning in the opposite direction
(2) Act or process of unloading and loading and servicing a vessel or aircraft for a return trip
(3) An area sufficiently large for a vehicle to turn around
(4) A decision to reverse an earlier decision
(5) Time need to prepare a vessel or ship for a return trip
WiktionaryText
Noun
- The act of turning to face in the other direction.
- A reversal of policy.
- The time required to carry out a task.
- They tried to reduce their turnaround on incoming paperwork.
- A turnabout.
- A cadence linking the end of a verse to the beginning of the next.
- The notation for the addition of a grace note above then below a given note.
Usage notes
- This is the noun. Do not use it for the phrasal verb to turn around.