turnback
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A place, e.g. on a railway, where vehicles can reverse direction, i.e. turn back.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A cadet at a military academy who fails a class and has to retake it.
American usage; Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Most basketmakers make their turnbacks in a particular section of the weaving on the sides or in the middle of the basket."
- "The information commissioner, Professor John McMillan, ruled that requests for watch officer logs and authorisations for turnbacks were exempt from release because they could have a “substantial adverse effect” on the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (ACBPS)."
- "Removal of one set of train turnbacks also makes more efficient use of infrastructure and reduces peak loads at interchange stations."
Etymology
Usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- American usage