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U-turnnoun [ C ]

uk ​ /ˈjuː.tɜːn/ us ​ /-tɝːn/ informal U-ie, uk ​ /ˈjuːi/ us ​

(Definition of “U-turn” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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U-turnnoun [ C ]

/ˈjuˌtɜrn/

U-turn noun [ C ] (180 DEGREE TURN)

› a turn like a U, made by a vehicle to go back in the direction from which it came:

I was making a U-turn into the southbound lanes.

U-turn noun [ C ] (CHANGE OF OPINION)

› a complete change from one opinion or plan to an opposite one

(Definition of “U-turn” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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