Meanings
plural turnrounds
- alternativeAlternative form of turnaround.
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.
2019 October, “Chase Line service to be split next May”, in Modern Railways, page 17
Synonyms & antonyms
nounact or process of unloading and loading and servicing a vessel or aircraft for a return trip
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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turnround. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turnround
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