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three-point turn

three-point turn noun: an act of turning around a car, involving one forward turn and two backward turns (or vice-versa).

Noun

three-point turn (plural three-point turns)

  1. (driving) An act of turning around a car, involving one forward turn and two backward turns (or vice-versa).
    • Near-synonym: turnabout
    • The vehicles resemble something out of Thunderbirds. They have to be squat, long and narrow to fit through the body of the TBM. They also have a cab at each end, as there's no getting away with a three-point turn in a tunnel!2022 March 23, Paul Bigland, “HS2 is just 'passing through'”, in RAIL, number 953, page 41
    Synonyms:
    K-turn, turnabout

Synonyms of three-point turn

Forms of three-point turn

pluralthree-point turns

Questions about three-point turn

What does three-point turn mean?
Three-point turn means an act of turning around a car, involving one forward turn and two backward turns (or vice-versa).
What part of speech is three-point turn?
Three-point turn is a noun.
What is the plural of three-point turn?
The plural of three-point turn is three-point turns.

Words near three-point turn in the dictionary

  1. three-point landings
  2. three-point line
  3. three-point lines
  4. three-point shot
  5. three-point shots
  6. three-point turn
  7. three-point turns
  8. three-pointer
  9. three-pointers
  10. three-pounder
  11. three-pounders

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