right face
right face noun: the act of a person turning to the right.
Noun
right face (plural right faces)
- 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
right face meaning in Tagalog
right face in Tagalog
- military: act of turning right
- harap sa kanan
Examples of right face in a sentence
- 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:
Forms of right face
| plural | right faces |
|---|---|
| alternative form | right-face |
Questions about right face
- What does right face mean?
- Right face means the act of a person turning to the right.
- What is right face in Tagalog?
- Right face in Tagalog is harap sa kanan. See Right face meaning in Tagalog.
- How do you use right face in a sentence?
- After a few minutes, we executed a right face and churned a new path directly toward the woods.
- What part of speech is right face?
- Right face is a noun.
- What is the plural of right face?
- The plural of right face is right faces.
Words near right face in the dictionary
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