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Definition of U-turn noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

U-turn

noun
 
/ˈjuː tɜːn/
 
/ˈjuː tɜːrn/
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  1. a turn of 180° that a vehicle makes so that it can move forwards in the opposite direction
    • to do/make a U-turn
    Topics Transport by car or lorryc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + U-turn
    • do
    • execute
    • make
    • …
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  2. (informal) a complete change in policy or behaviour, usually one that is embarrassing
    • The government has made a spectacular U-turn on taxes.
    • a government U-turn over plans to cut social security payments
    • The government may be forced into an embarrassing U-turn on education policy.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • complete
    • dramatic
    • spectacular
    • …
    verb + U-turn
    • do
    • make
    • perform
    • …
    preposition
    • U-turn on
    • U-turn over
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