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turning circle

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Motor vehicles
ˈturning ˌcircle (also turning radius) noun [countable]  TTCthe smallest space in which a vehicle can drive around in a circle 回转圆〔汽车能转弯的最小空间〕
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turning circleHe took Susan Hart's directions and found the no-through road and the turning circle and the track.His car was in the turning circle.
ˈturning ˌcircle nounChineseSyllable
Corpus smallest in space a the vehicle which


turning circle
ˈturning ˌcircle (also ˈturning ˌradius) noun [countable]
the smallest space in which a vehicle can drive around in a circle


turning circleBrE /ˈtɜːnɪŋ sɜːkl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ sɜːrkl/ 🔊 nounthe smallest circle that a vehicle can turn around in (车辆掉头用的)最小转向圆,最小回转圆