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About turn   /əbˈaʊt tərn/   Listen
About turn

noun
1.
Act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation.  Synonym: about-face.






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"About turn" Quotes from Famous Books



... he'd consult his watch—(he stuck to the watch all through, and it seemed a good one—I often wondered why he didn't pawn it); then he'd turn slowly, right turn, and look down the street. Then slowly back, left-about turn, and take a cool survey in that direction, as if calmly undecided whether to take a cab and drive to the Exchange, or (as it was a very fine morning, and he had half an hour to spare) walk there and drop in at his club on the way. He'd ...
— On the Track • Henry Lawson



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