right about face
or right·a·bout-face, right-a·bout-face
[ rahyt-uh-boht-feys ]
/ ˈraɪt əˈboʊtˈfeɪs /
noun
Military.
- 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.
- the act of so turning in a prescribed military manner.
any complete reversal, as of conduct or opinion.
Origin of right about face
First recorded in 1805–15
Words nearby right about face
rigging,
rigging loft,
riggs' disease,
right,
right about,
right about face,
right and left,
right angle,
right as rain,
right ascension,
right atrioventricular valve
Definition for right face (2 of 2)
right face
noun Military.
a command, given to a soldier or soldiers at attention, to turn the body 90° toward the right.
the act of so turning in a prescribed military manner.