rightabout

American  

[rahyt-uh-baut] / ˈraɪt əˌbaʊt /

Or right-about

noun

1. the position assumed by turning about to the right so as to face in the opposite direction.

2. the act of turning so as to face the opposite direction.

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adverb

1. facing or in the opposite direction.

   Move that chair rightabout.

Etymology

Origin of rightabout

First recorded in 1690–1700; right + about

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Example Sentences

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rightabout

The enemy also has radios; he might suborn the brainless invader into a rightabout turn.

From Time Magazine Archive

He swung almost rightabout and smiled up pleasantly.

From The Westcotes by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

“I think we have got something to send them to the rightabout, if our shouts fail to drive them away.”

From Adventures in Africa By an African Trader by William Henry Giles Kingston

They put them speedily to the rightabout, and rode over many in their turn.

From Arthurian Chronicles: Roman de Brut by Eugene Mason

After this, the corporal touched his hat, swung round to the rightabout in military style, and left the cabin.

From Snarley-yow or The Dog Fiend by Frederick Marryat

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