ALL meanings of u-turn
u-turn
U u - noun u-turn 180-degree turn 1
- noun u-turn reversal of opinion 1
- noun u-turn a U -shaped turn made by a vehicle so as to head in the opposite direction from its original course. 1
- noun u-turn a reversal of policy, tactics, or the like, resembling such a maneuver. 1
- verb without object u-turn to execute a U-turn: to U-turn into oncoming traffic. 1
- countable noun u-turn If you make a U-turn when you are driving or cycling, you turn in a half circle in one movement, so that you are then going in the opposite direction. 0
- countable noun u-turn If you describe a change in a politician's policy, plans, or actions as a U-turn, you mean that it is a complete change and that they made the change because they were weak or were wrong. 0
- noun u-turn a turn made by a vehicle in the shape of a U, resulting in a reversal of direction 0
- noun u-turn a complete change in direction of political or other policy 0
- noun u-turn a turn made so as to head in the opposite direction 0
- noun u-turn figuratively, a reversal of opinion, strategy, etc. 0