three-point turn
noun
: a way of turning a vehicle around in a small space by going forward, turning to one side, then backing up, turning so as to face the other direction, then going forward again
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Jim, a man who has never bothered to make a three-point turn, works out of Phoenix for Southwest crime boss Ezra Saxton (Keith David, monumental as always), picking up this, delivering that.
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Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
Charles Krupa/Pool AP The prosecution alleges that Read hit O'Keefe while making a three-point turn and pulling out of Albert's driveway and left him for dead in the middle of a blizzard.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 28 Mar. 2025
Prosecutors said Read dropped O'Keefe off at a house party hosted by a fellow officer after a night of drinking, then mowed him down while making a three-point turn and drove away.
—Mollie Markowitz, Fox News, 3 Sep. 2024
The prosecution contended that Read hit O’Keefe with her Lexus SUV while making a three-point turn and then drove away, and argued that vehicle data from Read’s SUV along with a broken taillight and hair on the vehicle’s bumper support this.
—Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
The driver carefully executes a three-point turn, and the car exits toward Greek Row.
Is that it?
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
Read full article Authorities allege that after arguing with O’Keefe, a 16-year veteran of the Boston Police Department, Read dropped him off at the Canton home of a fellow Boston police officer, made a three-point turn to leave, hit O’Keefe with her SUV, and drove away.
—Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2023
Authorities allege that after arguing with O’Keefe, Read dropped him off at a Canton home owned by a fellow Boston police officer, made a three-point turn to leave, hit O’Keefe with her SUV, and left him there.
—Tonya Alanez, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2023
Authorities allege that after arguing with O’Keefe, Read made a three-point turn to leave the home, hit O’Keefe with her SUV, and left him there.
—John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
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Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
Charles Krupa/Pool AP The prosecution alleges that Read hit O'Keefe while making a three-point turn and pulling out of Albert's driveway and left him for dead in the middle of a blizzard.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 28 Mar. 2025
Prosecutors said Read dropped O'Keefe off at a house party hosted by a fellow officer after a night of drinking, then mowed him down while making a three-point turn and drove away.
—Mollie Markowitz, Fox News, 3 Sep. 2024
The prosecution contended that Read hit O’Keefe with her Lexus SUV while making a three-point turn and then drove away, and argued that vehicle data from Read’s SUV along with a broken taillight and hair on the vehicle’s bumper support this.
—Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
The driver carefully executes a three-point turn, and the car exits toward Greek Row.
Is that it?
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
Read full article Authorities allege that after arguing with O’Keefe, a 16-year veteran of the Boston Police Department, Read dropped him off at the Canton home of a fellow Boston police officer, made a three-point turn to leave, hit O’Keefe with her SUV, and drove away.
—Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2023
Authorities allege that after arguing with O’Keefe, Read dropped him off at a Canton home owned by a fellow Boston police officer, made a three-point turn to leave, hit O’Keefe with her SUV, and left him there.
—Tonya Alanez, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2023
Authorities allege that after arguing with O’Keefe, Read made a three-point turn to leave the home, hit O’Keefe with her SUV, and left him there.
—John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
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