turnback
turnback · turnbacks
Part of a garment that is turned backPart of a garment that is turned back.
Meaning
6 senses(attributive, countable, uncountable)Part of a garment that is turned back.
(countable, uncountable)The turning back of a weaver around another element.
(countable, uncountable)The act of turning back a boat containing immigrants.
(countable, uncountable)The strap from the hames to the hip-strap, on a horse.
(countable, uncountable)A place, e.g. on a railway, where vehicles can reverse direction, i.e. turn back.
(US, countable, uncountable)A cadet at a military academy who fails a class and has to retake it.
Origin
Deverbal from turn back.Deverbal from turn back.
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Forms
plural: turnbacksWord family
1 related wordsDerivedturnback siding
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable