right-about

noun

plural -s

1

: the position arrived at by turning directly about by the right or sometimes by the left so as to face in the opposite direction : the quarter directly opposite

—usually used with to

the officer is … not to face his guard to the right-about

—Army Regulations & Ordinances

the fox took the opportunity to swing to the right-about

—E. P. Elmhirst

2

: right-about-face

Word History

Etymology

from (to the) right about!

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