right face en · NOUN
Meanings
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(especially) The act of a person turning to the right.
The sergeant made a right face and stepped off and stood next to the sergeant major.
2013, Joe C. Noriega, ARIZONA RANGERS, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 162:(He comes to attention, salutes, does a right face, and exits.)
2000, Vincent Caristi, John DiFusco, Tracers: A Play, Dramatists Play Service Inc, →ISBN, page 23:After a few minutes, we executed a right face and churned a new path directly toward the woods.
2013, Jim Ross, Outside the Wire: Riding with the "Triple Deuce" in Vietnam, 1970, Stackpole Books, →ISBN, page 94:After taking a sip, he did a right face and stepped over to an unoccupied table.
2017, Wayne Zurl, Murder in Knoxville: A Sam Jenkins Mystery, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 96:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| right faces | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| right-face | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
about-face · left face · right turn
Translations (4)
tl harap sa kanan (military: act of turning right) · fi käännös oikeaan (military: act of turning right) · fi käännös oikeaan - päin! (military: act of turning right) · fi oikea käännös (military: act of turning right)