A U-turn: reversing direction of travel, typically done with a vehicle on a road.
事故現場で渋滞を避けるためにＵターンした車がいた。
There was a car that made a U-turn to avoid the congestion at the accident site.
次の交差点でＵターンして戻ってください。
Please make a U-turn at the next intersection and come back.
この道路はＵターン禁止の標識があるので注意して運転してください。
This road has a no-U-turn sign, so drive carefully.
Returning home after going out or on a trip; turning back toward one's starting point.
海に行ったけど天気が悪くなったので早めにＵターンして家に帰った。
We went to the sea, but the weather turned bad, so we turned back early and went home.
旅行の途中で体調が悪くなり、予定を切り上げてＵターンした。
I felt sick during the trip, cut the plans short and returned home.
渋滞で時間がかかりそうなので途中でＵターンして別ルートで戻った。
It looked like the jam would take too long, so we made a U-turn midway and returned by another route.
Moving back to one's (often rural) hometown after living in a big city — e.g., returning for work or settlement (U-turn employment).
大学卒業後、東京で数年間働いたが、地元にＵターンして就職した。
After graduating from university I worked in Tokyo for several years but then moved back to my hometown and got a job.
Ｕターン希望の若者を対象に地方自治体が就職支援を行っている。
Local governments provide employment support aimed at young people who want to U-turn back to their hometowns.
彼女は都市での生活に疲れて、実家にＵターンすることにした。
She got tired of city life and decided to move back to her parents' home.