"right face" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: right faces [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} right face (plural right faces)
  1. (especially military) The act of a person turning to the right. Tags: especially Categories (topical): Military Synonyms: right-face Translations (military: act of turning right): oikea käännös (Finnish), käännös oikeaan (Finnish), käännös oikeaan - päin! (note: as command) (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-right_face-en-noun-8VB5agUn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, military, politics, war

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