turning

turn|ing /t'ɜː^rnɪŋ/ (turnings)
[N-COUNT]
If you take a particular turning, you go along a road which leads away from the side of another road.
Take the next turning on the right.
see also turn
= turnturn|ing point (turning points)
[N-COUNT] usu sing, oft N in/for n
A turning point is a time at which an important change takes place which affects the future of a person or thing.
The vote yesterday appears to mark something of a turning point in the war...