Turning

1. The act of one who, or that which, turns; also, a winding; a bending course; a flexure; a meander.
2. The place of a turn; an angle or corner, as of a road.
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. (Mil.) A maneuver by which an enemy or a position is turned.
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.