right face

plural right faces · alternative right-face

1. especiallygovernmentThe act of a person turning to the right.

   (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

   3 more examples

   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

   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