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What does turnback mean?

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Noun
  1. (attributive) Part of a garment that is turned back.
  2. The act of turning back a boat containing immigrants.
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Turnback crossovers along the line, including in the street section, have point indicators.
Following the most recent turnback – involving six Bangladeshi men and two Indonesian crew – the Indonesian government again criticised the policy.
Simultaneously stockbrokers' traditional sombre suits and conservative shirts gave way to flashy turnback cuffs.
The federal government has adopted a policy of extreme secrecy on asylum seeker movements at sea and refuses to confirm whether turnback operations have occurred.
The uniform of the Régiment de la Reine is characterized by a greyish-white justaucorps with red turnback cuffs decorated with three buttons, and with eight buttons on the pockets.
Those failures led to two in-flight engine shutdowns and the turnback of a third airplane.

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