turnback

Part of a garment that is turned back.

The turning back of a weaver around another element.

Most basketmakers make their turnbacks in a particular section of the weaving on the sides or in the middle of the basket.

The act of turning back a boat containing immigrants.

The information commissioner, Professor John McMillan, ruled that requests for watch officer logs and authorisations for turnbacks were exempt from release because they could have a “substantial adverse effect” on the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (ACBPS).

The strap from the hames to the hip-strap, on a horse.

A place, e.g. on a railway, where vehicles can reverse direction, i.e. turn back.

Removal of one set of train turnbacks also makes more efficient use of infrastructure and reduces peak loads at interchange stations.