three-point turn

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three-point turn (plural three-point turns)

  1. (driving) An act of turning around a car, involving one forward turn and two backward turns (or vice-versa).
    Synonym: K-turn
    • 2022 March 23, Paul Bigland, “HS2 is just 'passing through'”, in RAIL, number 953, page 41:
      The vehicles resemble something out of Thunderbirds. They have to be squat, long and narrow to fit through the body of the TBM. They also have a cab at each end, as there's no getting away with a three-point turn in a tunnel!

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