Noun

1. A turn in a vehicle carried out by driving in a semicircle in order to travel in the opposite direction.
2. A reversal of policy; a volte-face

   The government have done a U-turn and are now supporting greater European integration instead of opposing it.

Synonyms

• uey (Australian & US, colloquial), U-ie (Australian & US, colloquial), Uwey (Australian & US, colloquial),

See also

• three-point turn
• y-turn
• hook a uey hook a U-ie
• flip a bitch
• moonshiner's turn
• hang a Louie
• hang a Ralph