Turnaround (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. the total time consumed in the round trip of a ship, aircraft, vehicle, etc.
  2. turnabout.
  3. change of allegiance, opinion, mood, policy, etc.
  4. a place or area having sufficient room for a vehicle to turn around.
  5. the time required between receiving and finishing or processing work or materials.
  6. Commerce.
    • a reversal, as in business sales, especially from loss to profit.
    • the time between the making of an investment and receiving a return.
  7. the elapsed time between an aircraft's arrival at an airfield terminal and its departure.
noun
    • the act or process in which a ship, aircraft, etc, unloads passengers and freight at the end of a trip and reloads for the next trip
    • the time taken for this
  1. the total time taken by a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle in a round trip
  2. a complete reversal of a situation or set of circumstances
Turnaround (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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