Turnaround — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

time need to prepare a vessel or ship for a return trip

a decision to reverse an earlier decision

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɜːnɐɹˌaʊnd/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɜːnɐɹˌaʊnd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɜːnɐɹˌaʊnd/

3 syllables Say it as /tˈɜːnɐɹˌaʊnd/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

flip-flop change of mind reverse turnround reversal reversion turnaround time turnabout

Word Forms

reverse	verb	cancel officially
flip-flop	verb	reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
reverse	adjective	reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

umdrehen

Zeitbedarf, um ein Schiff oder Schiff für eine Rückfahrt vorzubereiten

🇫🇷French

faire demi-tour

temps nécessaire pour préparer un navire ou un navire pour un voyage de retour

🇪🇸Spanish

Giro de vuelta

Tiempo necesario para preparar un barco o barco para un viaje de regreso.

🇮🇹Italian

inversione di tendenza

tempo necessario per preparare una nave o una nave per il viaggio di ritorno

🇳🇱Dutch

ommekeer

tijd die nodig is om een vaartuig of schip gereed te maken voor de terugreis

🇵🇹Portuguese

inversão de marcha

tempo necessário para preparar uma embarcação ou navio para uma viagem de retorno

🇷🇺Russian

повернись

время необходимо для подготовки судна или корабля к обратному пути

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मुड़ो

वापसी यात्रा के लिए जहाज़ या जहाज़ को तैयार करने में समय लगता है

🇧🇩Bengali

পরিবর্তন

ফিরতি ভ্রমণের জন্য একটি জাহাজ বা জাহাজ প্রস্তুত করার জন্য সময় প্রয়োজন

🇮🇳Tamil

திருப்புமுனை

திரும்பும் பயணத்திற்கு ஒரு கப்பல் அல்லது கப்பலை தயார் செய்ய வேண்டிய நேரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

మలుపు

తిరుగు ప్రయాణం కోసం ఓడను లేదా ఓడను సిద్ధం చేయడానికి సమయం కావాలి

🇮🇳Marathi

टर्नअराउंड

परतीच्या प्रवासासाठी जहाज किंवा जहाज तयार करण्यासाठी वेळ लागतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટર્નઅરાઉન્ડ

વળતરની સફર માટે જહાજ અથવા જહાજ તૈયાર કરવા માટે સમયની જરૂર છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಿರುವು

ರಿಟರ್ನ್ ಟ್ರಿಪ್ಗಾಗಿ ಹಡಗು ಅಥವಾ ಹಡಗನ್ನು ಸಿದ್ಧಪಡಿಸುವ ಸಮಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ടേൺ എറൗണ്ട്

മടക്കയാത്രയ്ക്കായി ഒരു കപ്പലോ കപ്പലോ തയ്യാറാക്കേണ്ട സമയം ആവശ്യമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਾਪਸ ਭੇਜਣ ਦਾ ਸਮਾਂ

ਵਾਪਸੀ ਦੀ ਯਾਤਰਾ ਲਈ ਜਹਾਜ਼ ਜਾਂ ਜਹਾਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਤਿਆਰ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਸਮੇਂ ਦੀ ਲੋੜ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

تبدیلی

واپسی کے سفر کے لیے جہاز یا جہاز تیار کرنے کے لیے وقت درکار ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

回转

准备船只回程所需的时间

🇯🇵Japanese

振り向く

帰りの船の準備に時間がかかる

🇰🇷Korean

처리

돌아오는 여행을 위해 선박이나 선박을 준비하는 데 필요한 시간

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự thay đổi

thời gian cần chuẩn bị tàu thuyền cho chuyến trở về

🇹🇭Thai

การพลิกกลับ

เวลาต้องเตรียมเรือหรือเรือเดินทางกลับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

perubahan haluan

waktu perlu mempersiapkan kapal atau kapal untuk perjalanan pulang

🇲🇾Malay

pusing balik

masa perlu menyediakan kapal atau kapal untuk perjalanan pulang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التف حوله

الوقت اللازم لإعداد سفينة أو سفينة لرحلة العودة

🇮🇷Persian

چرخش

زمان لازم برای آماده سازی یک کشتی یا کشتی برای سفر برگشت

🇹🇷Turkish

geri dönüş

dönüş yolculuğu için bir gemiyi veya gemiyi hazırlamak için zaman ihtiyacı

🇮🇱Hebrew

תפנית

צריך זמן להכין ספינה או ספינה לנסיעה חזרה

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