turnabout
/ˈtɜrnəˌbaʊt/
noun
- A complete change of direction, opinion, or policy; a reversal.
- The political candidate's turnabout on the issue angered many supporters.
- After losing the first set, the player made a dramatic turnabout and won the match.
- The company's turnabout on environmental policy surprised everyone.
- A reciprocal action or response; something done in return, often in a fair or retaliatory way.
- Turnabout is fair play, so he decided to give his friend a taste of his own medicine.
- She helped me last week, so as a turnabout, I offered to babysit her kids.
- The prank was a harmless turnabout for the joke they played on him.
- A place or area where vehicles can turn around, such as a circular driveway or a widened section of road.
- The park has a small turnabout for cars dropping off visitors.
- We built a gravel turnabout in the driveway so cars don't have to back out.
- The bus driver used the turnabout at the end of the street to head back.