left face

¹ American  

interjection

1. (used as a military command to perform a left-face.)

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left-face ² American  

[left-feys] / ˈlɛftˈfeɪs /

noun

1. a 90° turn to the left, especially as a marching command.

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verb (used without object)

left-faced, left-facing

1. to execute a left-face.

Etymology

Origin of left-face

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

Marine Corps insignia, was left face down, partially under Mogen’s body and the comforter, the new court filing detailed.

From Seattle Times

When the film showed a Klan recruit pivoting right when the drill master shouted, "Left face," the audience erupted in "cheers, jeers, catcalls and guffaws."

From Salon

Those papers that are left face a precipitous drop in advertising, which has migrated to Google and Facebook.

From Washington Post

Many migrants currently living in Mexico, especially those trying to arrive to the U.S., the very country I so easily left, face an entirely different experience.

From Slate

Another prisoner was strangled, left face down so long that "his face was flattened" by the time his body was discovered.

From Fox News