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right-face en · NOUN

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1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of right face.
   alt of right face
   • If, for example, we do an about-face (A) followed by a right-face (R), we end up where we would be if we just did a left-face (L), ... 1997, Penn State Teacher Two:
   • On inspection, fourteen pilots on the Tientsin race course executed a right-face and stepped off in file. 1989, Annual Pictorial Magazine of the Flying Tigers of the 14th Air Force Association:
   • His rifle was slung over his shoulder and he made a right-face at the corner, heading toward Shaw and Longtree. 2011, Len Levinson, The Rat Bastards Book 10: Kill Crazy, PREMIER DIGITAL PUBLISHING, →ISBN:
   • ... Ronnie and I marched in smartly from a side entrance, came to a halt as we hit our mark, did a right-face, clicked our heels, and stood at attention as if we were in drill competition. 2010, Colin L. Powell, Joseph E. Persico, My American Journey, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 70:
   • He turned off the smile, did a right-face, and stepped away. 2012, Kent Anderson, Night Dogs, Random House, →ISBN:

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