u-turn

/Y UW1 T ER0 N/

noun

1
A turn in a vehicle carried out by driving in a semicircle in order to travel in the opposite direction.
2
A reversal of policy; a volte-face, a backflip
“The government have done a U-turn and are now supporting greater European integration instead of opposing it.”

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