Collocations withturn
These are words often used in combination withturn.
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banked turn
The old take-off routes required the aircraft to make a sharp banked turn to the right immediately after take-off, followed by one to the left.
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downward turn
Some classical studies on economic cycles identify a downward turn in the international economy around 1913-14.
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dramatic turn
The project took a dramatic turn sometime early in the eighth month of 1852.
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left-hand turn
The left-hand wall-following behaviour carried it round the left-hand turn and the robot was once again following the chemical upwind.
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linguistic turn
The "linguistic turn" and the (fleeting) hegemony of "discourse" are, perhaps, rough parallels.
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quick turn
Let's take a quick turn down there.
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right-angle turn
Then there is a sharp right-angle turn left over a narrow rail-way bridge.
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right-hand turn
Therefore, the abolition of the right-hand turn may create many problems for traffic.
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sharp turn
This takes care of the robot taking less sharp turn to avoid colliding with the object.
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short turn
Thus, an equilibrium point is eventually reached, as in a short turn of time the attenuation of new input material will determine a softer total sound in the room.
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sudden turn
My sudden turn had done the trick.
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unexpected turn
An unexpected turn of events signalled even more far-reaching changes.
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wrong turn
That proved to be a wrong turn.
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