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turnback

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Meaning

  1. noun Part of a garment that is turned back.
  2. noun The turning back of a weaver around another element.
  3. noun The act of turning back a boat containing immigrants.
  4. noun The strap from the hames to the hip-strap, on a horse.
  5. noun A place, e.g. on a railway, where vehicles can reverse direction, i.e. turn back.
  6. 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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