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right-about

NOUN
turn
Synonyms
STRONGEST
angle change corner curve departure direction reversal round shift spin spiral swing trend twist wind
STRONG
about-face bend bias bow branch circle circuit circulation circumvolution cycle detour deviation drift flection flexure fork gyration gyre heading hook pirouette pivot quirk retroversion reverse reversion roll rotation tack tendency turnabout turning twisting wheel whirl winding yaw
WEAK
changeabout
Antonyms
WEAK
failure inability miss stagnation

Example Sentences

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"Right-about," said I, imperiously, not caring to risk my ascendency by debating the question further.

From Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas by Lever, Charles James

Right-about went his oxen and back home he hauled his load, angry and dismayed and realizing that something was wrong with Western conditions that could bring about such treatment.

From Deep Furrows by Moorhouse, Hopkins