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Retorno en una carretera

English translation: U-Turn/Turnaround

15:32 Feb 2, 2017
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Construction / Civil Engineering / Retorno en una carretara
Spanish term or phrase: Retorno en una carretera
En Colombia, los puntos en las carreteras con separador destinados para devolverse - hacer giros en U - se llaman "Retornos". No encuentro el término adecuado en inglés, ayuda por favor.
Alfonso Crane
Local time: 11:47
English translation:U-Turn/Turnaround
Explanation:
In many parts of the USA, the term U-TURN is used. Occasionally turnaround may be used.
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MGering
United States
Local time: 11:47
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5 +4U-Turn/Turnaround
MGering
4turn in the road
neilmac


  

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U-Turn/Turnaround


Explanation:
In many parts of the USA, the term U-TURN is used. Occasionally turnaround may be used.


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_U-turn
MGering
United States
Local time: 11:47
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agree  neilmac: Yep :)
3 mins
agree  Robert Carter
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agree  philgoddard
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agree  Christian [email protected]: U-turn
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
turn in the road


Explanation:
Simples. A turn or turning should do the trick, at least for UK English speakers.
If it is to exit the autopista/motorway (the US term escapes me momentarily), it's a "turn-off":


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Note added at 24 mins (2017-02-02 15:57:05 GMT)
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http://www.thetapaslunchcompany.co.uk/guide/eating-motorway

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Note added at 26 mins (2017-02-02 15:59:08 GMT)
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Pax MGering, a "U-turn" is also the name for the driving manoeuvre in the UK, as well as the road feature.

Example sentence(s):
  • Aerial slow motion shoot of a motorway turn with traffic of cars near a big lake in Klagenfurt, Austria
  • "It was held in a relatively unknown location near a motorway turn-off."

    Reference: http://sp.depositphotos.com/97558718/stock-video-motorway-tu...
neilmac
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Local time: 18:47
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