turnback

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Part of a garment that is turned back.

2. 2

   The turning back of a weaver around another element.

   • Most basketmakers make their turnbacks in a particular section of the weaving on the sides or in the middle of the basket.
3. 3

   The act of turning back a boat containing immigrants.

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   1. 4

      The strap from the hames to the hip-strap, on a horse.

   2. 5

      A place, e.g. on a railway, where vehicles can reverse direction, i.e. turn back.

      • Removal of one set of train turnbacks also makes more efficient use of infrastructure and reduces peak loads at interchange stations.
   3. 6

      A cadet at a military academy who fails a class and has to retake it.

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