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right face

–noun Military.
1. a command, given to a soldier or soldiers at attention, to turn the body 90° toward the right.
2. the act of so turning in a prescribed military manner.

right about face

–noun
1. Military.
a. a command, given to a soldier or soldiers at attention, to turn the body about toward the right so as to face in the opposite direction.
b. the act of so turning in a prescribed military manner.
2. rightabout (def. 2).
3. any complete reversal, as of conduct or opinion.
Also, right⋅a⋅bout-face, right-a⋅bout-face.


Origin:
1805–15
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right face  
n.  A military command to turn 90 degrees to the right.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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