right-about
Example Sentences
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Well, they sent me to the right-about as soon as they learned my errand.
From That Affair at Elizabeth by Stevenson, Burton Egbert
When the Draken heard that he made off to the right-about at once, and ran so fast that the fox was dashed in pieces against the stones.
From The Grey Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew
We quickly sent them to the right-about, and they had to re-embark in disorder.
From The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
“Now, remember what I’ve told you,” ordered Britt, “and I’ll go and set MacLeod to the right-about, so that you won’t have to be afraid of him if you mind your own business.”
From King Spruce, A Novel by Day, Holman
I had never before seen this rocket charge and have never either since; by all appearance it was most successful in this case, for it soon turned them to the right-about, and made them retreat.
From The Autobiography of Sergeant William Lawrence A Hero of the Peninsular and Waterloo Campaigns by Nugent-Bankes, George
