English Explanatory Dictionary

counterturn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A turn in the other direction; one of the turns of a zigzag.
  2. The critical moment in a drama, when, contrary to expectation, the action is embroiled in new difficulties.

Word forms

counterturn counterturns

Etymology

From counter- + turn.

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