turnback
About 0.01 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun Part of a garment that is turned back.
- noun The turning back of a weaver around another element.
- noun The act of turning back a boat containing immigrants.
- noun The strap from the hames to the hip-strap, on a horse.
- noun A place, e.g. on a railway, where vehicles can reverse direction, i.e. turn back.
- noun A cadet at a military academy who fails a class and has to retake it.
Similar words
revers back backwrap pullback foldback turn-up wrapover wraparound turncap tieback
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