left-face

[ left-feys ]

/ ˈlɛftˈfeɪs /

Military

noun

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

verb (used without object), left-faced, left-fac·ing.

to execute a left-face.

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Nearby words

left wing, left-brained, left-branching, left-eyed, left-eyed flounder, left-face, left-field, left-footed, left-footer, left-hand, left-hand buoy

Definition for left-face (2 of 2)

left face

interjection

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

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Examples from the Web for left-face

Holes caused by these reverse shots, and even shells themselves, are still seen in the ruins of the left-face casemates.
Fort Sumter National Monument, South Carolina|Frank Barnes