Turnround

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of turnaround. alt-of, alternative

    "It's been made more acute by the operation of these long-distance services, particularly when you've got a short turnround at Rugeley Trent Valley after running via Walsall. With turnround times as short as five minutes at Rugeley Trent Valley, services were regularly being terminated short."

  2. 2
    act or process of unloading and loading and servicing a vessel or aircraft for a return trip wordnet

Example

More examples

"It's been made more acute by the operation of these long-distance services, particularly when you've got a short turnround at Rugeley Trent Valley after running via Walsall. With turnround times as short as five minutes at Rugeley Trent Valley, services were regularly being terminated short."

Etymology

From turn + round.

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