Turning /(?)/

Turn·ing

Turning

n.
  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.
  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. A maneuver by which an enemy or a position is turned. (Mil.)

Phrases & Compounds
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.