turning : Idioms & Phrases

• a kind of lathe having a vertical spindle and horizontal face plate, for turning and boring large work.

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• . See the Note under Drawbridge.

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• an engine lathe.

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• a lathe used by turners to shape their work.

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• . See the Note under Pair, n.

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• noun an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend
  landmark; watershed.
  
  • the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations
• noun the intersection of two streets
  corner; street corner.
  
  • standing on the corner watching all the girls go by

WordNet

• the point upon which a question turns, and which decides a case.

Webster 1913