"right-about-face" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more right-about-face [comparative], most right-about-face [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adv}} right-about-face (comparative more right-about-face, superlative most right-about-face)
  1. Synonym of about-face Synonyms: about-face [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-right-about-face-en-adv-Z4dS5F9h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 34 33

Noun

Forms: right-about-faces [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} right-about-face (plural right-about-faces)
  1. Synonym of about-face Synonyms: about-face [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-right-about-face-en-noun-Z4dS5F9h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 34 33

Verb

Forms: right-about-faces [present, singular, third-person], right-about-facing [participle, present], right-about-faced [participle, past], right-about-faced [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} right-about-face (third-person singular simple present right-about-faces, present participle right-about-facing, simple past and past participle right-about-faced)
  1. Synonym of about-face Synonyms: about-face [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-right-about-face-en-verb-Z4dS5F9h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 34 33

Inflected forms

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