Turnaround (film industry term), the process in film production where the rights to a project one studio has developed are sold to another studio in exchange for the cost of development. Often used as jargon meaning the death of a project.
Turnaround (road), a civil engineering term for a type of junction which enables traffic heading in one direction to efficiently turn around and head in the opposite direction. It is sometimes used as a synonym for cul-de-sac. The term can also refer to the maneuver of reversing a vehicle's direction (including maneuvers which require backing up, such as the three point turnaround).
Turnaround (book), an account of the turnaround of the Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, by Mitt Romney (released in 2007).