turnoff
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2.4
- noun
- /ˈtɜrnˌɔf/
:
desvío
- The sun went down while I looked for the turnoff from Golf Links Road.
Examples
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Tell me how far it is to the turnoff.
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Even following her instructions, I missed the turnoff at the first pass.
Fiction book (1997) -
Not too far in front of you is a turnoff onto state highway.
Fiction book (2001) -
How could he not recognize the turnoff to the ranch?
Fiction book (1997) -
It was night by the time we reached that turnoff.
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You'll miss the turnoff to the fancy new mall.
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We nearly missed the turnoff to Fort Funston as it came up very suddenly from Skyline Drive.
Fiction book (2001) -
Highway signs were beginning to indicate turnoffs to various sections of Charlottesville.
Fiction book (1990) -
A little west of Rocky Gorge, just beyond the turnoff for Bear Notch Road, is the Passaconaway Historic Site.
Academic text (1998) -
You could drive past the turnoff for the hill and never realize it.
Synonyms
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3.1
A small quiet road used to avoid traffic and reach local homes
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3.7
A place where a road divides into two paths or a time to choose between two options
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1.7
A small road that turns off a main road
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3.6
A short road that saves time or distance
A short road that lets vehicles join or leave a main road like a motorway
A small quiet side road in the countryside
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word turnoff comes from the phrase turn off, where turn means 'change direction' and off means 'away'. So a turnoff is a place where you 'turn away' from the main road.