turnback

Meaning

1. Part of a garment that is turned back.
2. The act of turning back a boat containing immigrants.
3. The strap from the hames to the hip-strap, on a horse.
4. A place, e.g. on a railway, where vehicles can reverse direction, i.e. turn back.
5. A cadet at a military academy who fails a class and has to retake it.

Synonyms

handover

reflect

reflex

replicate

restitution

restoration

return

retroflection

Translations

omdraaien

omkeren

ronddraaien

zich omkeren

Etymology

Deverbal from turn back.