U-TURN Definition & Meaning

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U-turn

[ yoo-turn ]

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noun

a U -shaped turn made by a vehicle so as to head in the opposite direction from its original course.
a reversal of policy, tactics, or the like, resembling such a maneuver.

verb (used without object)

to execute a U-turn:
to U-turn into oncoming traffic.

U-turn

noun

a turn made by a vehicle in the shape of a U, resulting in a reversal of direction
a complete change in direction of political or other policy

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of U-turn¹

First recorded in 1925–30

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Opposition lawmaker Miles Sampa has accused Hichilema of performing a U-turn now that he is president.

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He tried to make a U-turn going 60 mph and crashed into a ditch.

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Fury has retired more than once in his illustrious career, but American Arum - who promoted him in the past - does not expect another U-turn from the fighter.

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Indeed this weekend's broad range of exemptions are in and of themselves an astonishing U-turn on the principle embodied in the notorious tariff chart held up by Trump in the Rose Garden.

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Martin Leighton, from Beeston, said he received a charge in March for unknowingly entering the land for 70 seconds to drop-off his sister and perform a U-turn.

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