u-turn
IPA: jˈutɝn
Root Word: U-turn
noun
- (literally) A turn in a vehicle carried out by driving in a semicircle in order to travel in the opposite direction.
- (figuratively) A reversal of policy; an about-face, a backflip.
- Alternative letter-case form of U-turn [(literally) A turn in a vehicle carried out by driving in a semicircle in order to travel in the opposite direction.]
verb
- To turn a vehicle in a semicircle so as to face the opposite direction.
- (intransitive) To shift from one opinion or decision to its opposite.