half-turn
[ haf-turn, hahf- ]
noun
a 180-degree turn; a direct reversal of direction or orientation, as from front to back or left to right.
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How to use half-turn in a sentence
For the team of four horses ought not to move on the surface of the relief, but to appear as if it came out of it in a half-turn.
Troy and its Remains | Henry (Heinrich) SchliemannBut the old knight did but half turn round, and then spake peevishly: Tush, man!
The Water of the Wondrous Isles | William MorrisAll you have got to do is, go down the first circular stairway you come to, and then make a half-turn.
Under cover of this smoke the Germans changed course, and made a half-turn to the north.
The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 4 (of 10) | James Edward ParrottMake a half turn and come back by the same road as far as the Chapelle (p. 84) Sainte-Fine cross roads.
Verdun Argonne-Metz 1914-1918 | Anonymous
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