Synonyms for u-turn
ˈyuˌtɜrnu-turn

Princeton's WordNet

1. u-turnnoun

   complete reversal of direction of travel

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1. • Reversal

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1. List of paraphrases for "u-turn":

   about-turn, turnaround, reversal

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1. Brian Copeland:

   We turn the pigs into sausages. The sausages are pigs.

2. Angus Houston:

   I think we've got to be very, very careful because you can turn this system off, what would have happened while the system is operating, we'd know exactly where the aircraft was. If somebody had turned the system off, we're in the same set of circumstances as we've experienced on the latter part of the flight of MH370.

3. David Sinclair:

   The antibiotic is just a tool. It could be any chemical really, just a way to be sure the three genes are switched on, normally they are only on in very young, developing embryos and then turn off as we age.

4. Trevor Stirling:

   It's a supertanker and it's not going to turn on a six-pence. I think it's going to be a slow journey.

5. Jaime Nadal-Roig:

   People used to have a party after a girl was circumcised, they'd celebrate and exchange gifts, so for them to turn from there and say,' look this is a crime or this is a sin or this is not allowed by religion' means confronting a lot of beliefs and social norms.