Word of the Day ·
reversal
/ɹɪˈvɜː(ɹ)səl/
noun
What it means
- countableuncountableThe state of being reversed.
- countableuncountableAn instance of reversing.
- countableuncountableA change to an opposite direction.
Running via Aston would require a reversal at New Street and this will be taken into account during the planning and normal industry testing processes.
2019 October, Tony Miles, “Chase Line service to be split next May”, in Modern Railways, page 171 more example
It's a 58-minute journey with seven intermediate stops, including a reversal at Cromer - another popular destination. The train starts to empty at North Walsham, and then there is an exodus at Cromer. The coach is almost empty for the final few miles into Sheringham.
2025 October 15, 'Mystery Shopper', “About Anglia... and high scores”, in RAIL, number 1046, page 54
In a sentence
Running via Aston would require a reversal at New Street and this will be taken into account during the planning and normal industry testing processes.
2019 October, Tony Miles, “Chase Line service to be split next May”, in Modern Railways, page 17
Where it comes from
- Middle Englishreversall
- Middle Englishreversall
- Englishreversal
Inherited from Middle English reversall. By surface analysis, reverse + -al.
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