right face

noun

right face

noun

1

Government, Military, Politics, War Especially The act of a person turning to the right.

The sergeant made a right face and stepped off and stood next to the sergeant major.2013, Joe C. Noriega, ARIZONA RANGERS, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 162:
After taking a sip, he did a right face and stepped over to an unoccupied table.2017, Wayne Zurl, Murder in Knoxville: A Sam Jenkins Mystery, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 96:

2 more examples

After a few minutes, we executed a right face and churned a new path directly toward the woods.2013, Jim Ross, Outside the Wire: Riding with the "Triple Deuce" in Vietnam, 1970, Stackpole Books, →ISBN, page 94:
(He comes to attention, salutes, does a right face, and exits.)2000, Vincent Caristi, John DiFusco, Tracers: A Play, Dramatists Play Service Inc, →ISBN, page 23:

Coordinate terms: about-face, left face

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