turnaround

UK: /ˈtɜː^rnəraʊnd/ US: /ˈtɝnəˌraʊnd/ ,(tûrn′ə round′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

turn•a•round /ˈtɜrnəˌraʊnd/   n. [countable]

1. a change of allegiance or loyalty:
   In the face of opposition the president made a complete turnaround and reversed his policies.
2. Business a change from loss to profit.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

turn•a•round  (tûrn′ə round′), n. 

1. Transport the total time consumed in the round trip of a ship, aircraft, vehicle, etc.
2. turnabout.
3. change of allegiance, opinion, mood, policy, etc.
4. Transport a place or area having sufficient room for a vehicle to turn around.
5. the time required between receiving and finishing or processing work or materials.
6. Communications, Business
   • Business a reversal, as in business sales, esp. from loss to profit.
   • Business the time between the making of an investment and receiving a return.
7. Aeronautics [Aviation.] the elapsed time between an aircraft's arrival at an airfield terminal and its departure.

• noun, nominal use of verb, verbal phrase turn around 1925–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

turnaround / ˈtɜːnəˌraʊnd/ noun

1. the act or process in which a ship, aircraft, etc, unloads passengers and freight at the end of a trip and reloads for the next trip
2. the time taken for this
3. the total time taken by a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle in a round trip
4. a complete reversal of a situation or set of circumstances