half-turn

noun

A partial turn, typically 180 degrees.

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Meanings

nounhalf-turn (plural half-turns)

plural half-turns

  1. A partial turn, typically 180 degrees.

    "His ability to take the ball on the half-turn allows his first touch to be always forward when he receives it."

    2025 October 21, Alex Howell, “The evolution of Rice - how midfielder became Arsenal's all-rounder”, in BBC Sport

Origin

From half- + turn.

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Translations

Spanish media vuelta
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Cite this entry
APA

half-turn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-turn

MLA

“half-turn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-turn. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “half-turn,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-turn.

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