Turning
Turning , noun
1.
The act of one who, or that which, turns; also, a winding; a bending course; a flexure; a meander.
Through paths and turnings often trod by day.
2.
The place of a turn; an angle or corner, as of a road.
It is preached at every turning.
3.
Deviation from the way or proper course. — Harmar
4.
Turnery, or the shaping of solid substances into various forms by means of a lathe and cutting tools.
5.
The pieces, or chips, detached in the process of turning from the material turned; -- usually used in the plural.
6.
(Military) A maneuver by which an enemy or a position is turned.
Collocations (6)
Turning and boring mill , a kind of lathe having a vertical spindle and horizontal face plate, for turning and boring large work.
Turning bridge , See the Note under Drawbridge.
Turning engine , an engine lathe.
Turning lathe , a lathe used by turners to shape their work.
Turning pair , See the Note under Pair, n.
Turning point , the point upon which a question turns, and which decides a case.