right-angle turn

collocation in English

meaningsofturn

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turn
noun
uk
/tɜːn/us
/tɝːn/
an opportunity or a duty to do something at a particular time or in a particular order, before or after ...
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(Definition ofturnfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Then there is a sharpright-angleturnleft over a narrow rail-way bridge.
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At this stage, the dog is asked to negotiate a 10ft m tunnel with a singleright-angleturn.
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The state highway heads west, then makes aright-angleturnnorth.
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It had aright-angleturnon its lade, which is a very unusual feature.
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Secondly, the path of the robot is rectangular, requiring the robot to continuously make right-angle turns followed by straight line movements of over 1 metre.
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It has four sharp right-angle turns, which, with heavy, big vehicles, inevitably cause congestion.
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It is quite easy, for instance, to find a road which makes two or three right-angle turns for no apparent reason.
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There are some crazy bends and right-angle turns on them, yet they pass through absolutely flat open land.
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A succession of five right-angle turns and three large gates (with carved figures) leads to the main inner castle entrance.
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The first realignment was authorized in 1936 to eliminate several right-angle turns and several at-grade railroad crossings.
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This allowed the train to make sharp right-angle turns, for instance.
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By 1941, this change was deemed unsatisfactory due to the continued existence of right-angle turns and grade crossings.
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The new route eliminated several grade crossings at the time as well as four right-angle turns.
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This removed truck traffic serving the nearby industrial plants from the largely residential area traversed by the old route, which was also narrow and contained several right-angle turns.
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