turning circle

noun

1. the smallest circle in which a vehicle can turn

Example Sentences

The RS’s standard rear-wheel steering angles tires in the opposite direction of front wheels at up to 31 m.p.h. to goose agility or trim a turning circle, then turns tires in parallel beyond 50 m.p.h. for stability.

From New York Times

It will also share the Hummer EV's four-wheel-steering system, which can either reduce the turning circle of the truck to that of a compact car by turning the rear wheels in the opposite direction of the front wheels, or allow a vehicle to drive diagonally with all four wheels turning in parallel up to 10 degrees.

From Fox News

Ndombele is a pleasure to watch – the control, the power, the quick feet, particularly in that trademark tight turning circle.

From The Guardian

“Archie,” I want to say when he rounds a corner, “your turning circle doesn’t need to be so tight.”

From Washington Post

Kim Mills was one of nine women taken off a Qatar Airways flight bound for Sydney on 2 October and led through the bowels of the Hamad International airport to what appeared to be a dark carpark or turning circle, where three ambulances were waiting to perform medical examinations to determine if any of the women had recently given birth.

From The Guardian