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Definition of Three-point turn
1. Noun. The act of turning a vehicle around in a limited space by moving in a series of back and forward arcs.
Definition of Three-point turn
1. Noun. (context: driving) An act of turning around a car, involving one forward turn and two backward turns (or vice-versa) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Three-point Turn
Literary usage of Three-point turn
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Psychology of the Stock Market by George Charles Selden (1912)
"Investors do not participate to any extent in the small swings, but otherwise
the forces involved in a three-point turn up and down are substantially the ..."
2. Maggie's Sauna by Paul E. Furdon (2000)
"... slowed, made two right turns, doubled back, hung a left, backed into a driveway,
shot across the street into another driveway, made a three point turn, ..."
3. Sanguine Fluid: EVOLUTION OF DEATH: Double Novel Edition by James Spade (2006)
"He releases the brake. "Do you know who did it?" Underwood executes a three-point
turn and heads for home. "Some guy named Dickey. Dickey—"! ..."