turnaround meaning and definition

TURNAROUND noun

Definition of turnaround (noun)

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