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👔 A folded part 🔄 A place to reverse ↩️ A retreat
turnback

turnback

4.4
A place on a road or track where vehicles turn around
  • noun
  • /ˈtɜrnˌbæk/
  • UK
translation icon : punto de retorno
  • A new turnback was built on the railway line to improve service efficiency.

Examples

  • The bus stopped at the turnback to allow passengers to disembark.

  • The bus driver used the turnback at the end of the route to head back downtown.

  • Emergency vehicles often rely on a turnback to quickly change direction during incidents.

  • There is a designated turnback near the highway exit.

  • The bus stopped at the turnback to allow passengers to board going in the opposite direction.

  • Drivers often use the turnback to safely switch lanes on this busy highway.

  • At the turnback, I realized I had taken a wrong turn and needed to head back.

Synonyms

turnaround
vsturnback
8 4.4

A place where vehicles change direction to go back

is only the physical location where vehicles change direction

Surface Forms

turnback singular
turnbacks plural

Morphology

turnback = turn (transparent) = back + turn

The noun denotes a place or point for turning back; the meaning follows directly from 'turn' + 'back'. [Postprocessing: moved 'back' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

The word turnback comes from the parts turn and back, and it brings to mind a place where a vehicle can 'turn back' and go the other way, like a spot to make a U-turn on a road or railway. So a turnback is a built place for reversing direction.