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turn and turn about

turn and turn about adverb: by equal alternating periods of service or duty; by turns.

Adverb

turn and turn about (not comparable)

  1. By equal alternating periods of service or duty; by turns.
    • [...] the three streamliners, still on their 29½ hr. schedule, start at 9.40 a.m., also turn-and-turn-about, and so arranged that the 9.0 and 9.40 a.m. departures are by different routes each day; [...].1942 May-June, “Notes and News: War and the American Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 185

Questions about turn and turn about

What does turn and turn about mean?
Turn and turn about means by equal alternating periods of service or duty; by turns.
What part of speech is turn and turn about?
Turn and turn about is an adverb.

Words near turn and turn about in the dictionary

  1. turn about is fair play
  2. turn abouts
  3. turn again
  4. turn against
  5. turn an honest penny
  6. turn and turn about
  7. turn around
  8. turn around one's finger
  9. turn arounds
  10. turn aside
  11. turn away

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