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PRONUNCIATION OF THREE-POINT TURN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THREE-POINT TURN

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Three-Point turn is a noun.
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WHAT DOES THREE-POINT TURN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Three-point turn

The three-point turn is the formal name in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and in many regions of the United States, and the informal name in the UK and Ireland for a driving manoeuvre commonly required in the practical part of driving tests. In the UK and Ireland the formal name is turning in the road . This is because an acceptable so-called "three point turn" may include more than three points. The three-point turn is a method of reversing the direction of a vehicle when the road is too narrow for a U-turn. The basic manoeuvre consists of driving across the road turning towards the offside kerb, reversing across the road to the original nearside kerb while turning, and driving forward towards the original offside kerb, now the nearside. In a narrow road or with a longer vehicle the process may have to be repeated. The three-point turn is also known as the y-turn, k-turn, and broken u-turn. The y-turn is the official name in the state of Wisconsin. The three-point turn is distinguished from a two-point turn.

Definition of three-point turn in the English dictionary

The definition of three-point turn in the dictionary is a turn reversing the direction of motion of a motor vehicle using forward and reverse gears alternately, and completed after only three movements.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THREE-POINT TURN

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three-ply
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three-quarter
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three-square
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three-wheeler

WORDS THAT END LIKE THREE-POINT TURN

a hand´s turn
about turn
at every turn
Buggins´ turn
Buggins´s turn
good turn
handbrake turn
Immelmann turn
kick turn
lodging turn
on the turn
out of turn
parallel turn
quarter turn
return
reverse turn
star turn
stem turn
the turn
to a turn
variety turn

Synonyms and antonyms of three-point turn in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «three-point turn» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THREE-POINT TURN

Find out the translation of three-point turn to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of three-point turn from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «three-point turn» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

三点式转
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de tres puntos a su vez
570 millions of speakers

English

three-point turn
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तीन सूत्री बारी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ثلاث نقاط بدوره
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

трехточечные очередь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

três pontos vez
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তিন পয়েন্ট পয়েন্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

trois points à son tour
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Giliran tiga mata
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Drei-Punkt- Wende
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

三点ターン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

3 점 턴
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kaping telu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ba điểm lần lượt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மூன்று புள்ளி திருப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तीन-बिंदू वळण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Üç sayılık dönüş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tre punti di svolta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

trzypunktowy kolej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

триточкові чергу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

trei puncte viraj
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τρεις - σημείο στροφής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

drie - punt beurt
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

trepunkts sväng
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tre-punkts sving
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THREE-POINT TURN»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THREE-POINT TURN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about three-point turn

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THREE-POINT TURN»

Discover the use of three-point turn in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to three-point turn and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Parallel Parking: A Practical K53 Guide for Learner Drivers
This compilation of The Three Point Turn: A Practical K53 Guide for Learner Drivers is not intended to replace the use of a qualified instructor or a licensed driver for supervision while driving a motor vehicle in any situation, and the Author this ...
Brian Visagie, 2013
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Miss Daisy's Diaries
'Okay, now I want you to pull out again, turn left into the road we were in before, drive up a bit and park again in a place where you can complete a three point turn.' 'Mirror, signal, handbrake and pull out,' Sidney Davison muttered to himself,  ...
Pamela Hunt, 2012
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English Language and Literature for AQA B
You know, for example, that you must be able to reverse round a corner, do a three- point turn and an emergency stop. For each of these skills, there are further requirements that differentiate a pass from a fail. Sometimes these requirements  ...
Alison Ross, 2002
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Kant, Deleuze and Architectonics
Thus the three-point turn becomes a possibility drawn from time and the determinations provided by concepts. This reorganizes the space and time of a situation that earlier were characterized by the car facing in the wrong direction.
Edward Willatt, 2010
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Learn How to Drive and Survive
THREE -POIN T TURN A three—point turn would be used in all residential areas (no traffic-lighted corners) in a situation where you must turn your car around because of some problem with the trafiic flow ahead. Examples: flooded road ahead ...
Linda Ann Azarela, 2010
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Military Geographies
boards, executed a quick three-point turn and came back, left to right. It paused, watching. Another three-point turn, another traverse in front of me, another pause, engine running. I drank my coffee and ate a chocolate bar, wrapper stowed ...
Rachel Woodward, 2011
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The DARPA Urban Challenge: Autonomous Vehicles in City Traffic
In this case the road was too narrow to perform a single forwards action to turn around and a three-point turn was required. (a) Initial plan generated to reverse the direction of the vehicle. (b, c) Tracking the plan. (d) Reverting back to lane ...
Martin Buehler, Karl Iagnemma, Sanjiv Singh, 2009
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The Art of Driving
N. Three-Point Turn Around This maneuver can be made within the road when no side road is available and the traffic is very light. 1. Move to the far right side of the road. Check traffic making sure that you have time and space to complete the  ...
Paderna, Et Al
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Complete Powerboating Manual
... also makes her start spinning, turning her round to rest her bow against the buoy, just as the wind did. TURNING ROUND IN A CONFINED SPACE - THE ' THREE POINT TURN' Most outboard or outdrive powered boats are surprisingly  ...
Tim Bartlett, Simon Collis, Tony Jones, 2008
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Instruction, the Essential Skills Third Edition
The Objective (A Manoeuvre Lesson)  “Today we are going to carry out a 'Turn in the Road', more usually known as the 'Three Point Turn'. The reason that it is called the 'Turn in the Road' is that the term 'Three Point Turn' is misleading.
Bill Bryans

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THREE-POINT TURN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term three-point turn is used in the context of the following news items.
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​Bus driver filmed carrying out three-point turn on M1 in Northants …
A coach driver spotted performing a three-point turn on the M1 in Northamptonshire to avoid a traffic jam has 'resigned' from his company, it has emerged. «Northampton Herald and Post, Jul 15»
2
Three-Point Turn Goes Haywire In This Quick Arlington Crime Log
The collision resulted from a botched three-point turn, according to witnesses, and the driver of the offending vehicle is thought to be a employee of a rental car ... «Patch.com, Jun 15»
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New driver disaster as car ends up embedded in side of house after …
A newly-qualified driver who tried to do a three-point turn in a narrow street ended up smashing through railings, plunging down a hill - and crashing into a ... «Mirror.co.uk, May 15»
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New driver crashes car into house while trying to do three-point turn
A newly-qualified driver crashed into a house after trying to do a three-point turn in a ... Witnesses said the car was performing a three-point turn when it jumped ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
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Watch bungling driver cause huge traffic jam after simple 3-point
A bungling driver was responsible for causing a huge traffic jam after attempting a disastrous three-point turn. The man, who was driving a small, three-door Fiat ... «mirror.co.uk, Apr 15»
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Lorry wedged against Brierley Hill house after three point turn goes …
“He was trying to complete a three-point turn in the road and simply got into a tight spot. He had caught the side of the house and was wedged against it. «Birmingham Mail, Mar 15»
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WATCH: This bus driver's painstaking struggle to perform a three
Most of us have had trouble with a three-point turn at some stage, so spare a ... before a crowd gathered to watch the driver try and fail repeatedly to turn his bus. «BreakingNews.ie, Jan 15»
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A bus predictably got stuck while attempting this three-point turn
But take a moment to empathise with the driver of this double-decker bus, who found himself having to complete a three-point multiple-point turn in a narrow ... «Metro, Jan 15»
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Watch: Bus driver left red-faced after 3-point turn becomes Austin …
A bus driver was left red-faced after performing a three-point turn bad enough to compete with a Hollywood comedy sketch. The First bus driver got into trouble ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jan 15»
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My own ideas for updating the driving test
Is this the end of the road for the three-point turn? In a radical update of the traditional driving test, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency is considering ... «The Guardian, Dec 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Three-Point turn [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/three-point-turn>. May 2024 ».
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