time need to prepare a vessel or ship for a return trip
"The captain calculated that our turnaround at the port would take six hours before we could set sail back home."
a decision to reverse an earlier decision
"After months of declining sales, the CEO announced a complete turnaround in strategy by shifting all resources to digital marketing."
an area sufficiently large for a vehicle to turn around
"The narrow alleyway lacks the space needed as a turnaround, forcing drivers to reverse onto the main street."
act or process of unloading and loading and servicing a vessel or aircraft for a return trip
"After six hours of supplies, fuel, and passenger changes at the port, the cruise ship's turnaround was complete and it set sail back to Miami."
turning in the opposite direction
"The driver had to make a sharp turnaround at the dead end before finding another route home."
The act of turning to face in the other direction.
"The driver made a sharp turnaround at the fork to head back down the mountain."