right face
Ninety degrees clockwise
Right face is a military command directing personnel to turn 90 degrees to the right while standing at attention.
The movement is executed sharply, pivoting on the right heel and left toe.
By extension, right face can describe any abrupt rightward turn: He did a right face and walked out of the meeting.
- drillHole-boring device
- pivotPoint of rotation
- turnRotational movement
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- formationCreation or arrangement
step · squad · rotate · alignment · military drill · direction · heel · snap · forward march · drill sergeant · basic training · drill team · clockwise · maneuver · infantry · front · line · action
- marchingmilitary march, quick march, slow march, route march, forced march
- drill commandsshoulder arms, fall in, port arms, order arms, forward
- military commandsattention, halt, fall back, advance, attack
- military drillsrifle drills, marching, at ease, forward march, halt
- military protocolsalute, attention, at ease, formation, chain of command
- military signalsflag signals, salute, hand salute, signalman, signaler
right, face, rights, righted, righting, rightful, rightfully, righteous, righteousness