right turnn.

Brit.

/ˌrʌɪt ˈtəːn/, U.S.

/ˈraɪ(t) ˈtərn/

Forms: see right adj. and int. and turn n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: right adj., turn n.

Etymology: < right adj. + turn n. With sense 1 compare earlier right turning n. 1. Compare also right turn int., right turn v.

1. A place or point where a road, path, etc., turns or turns off towards the right.

ΚΠ

1825 T. De Quincey Walladmor II. xii. 56 This he reached without much difficulty; too the right turn; and hoped soon to arrive at the peat-ditch which formed the second point in his carte du pays.

1879 W. Rye Tourist's Guide Norfolk 112 Keeping south, and taking the right turn when the river is crossed and the roads fork, we reach..Methwold.

1921 W. H. Dixon Westward Hoboes x. 109 ‘The Mormon said to take the right turn,’ said Toby, standing to her guns. ‘And we've taken half a dozen right turns since then,’ I answered.

2008 S. Marker in M. Nadeau Frommer's Greece xii. 571 After taking the highway north for 19km (13 miles), just past Metamorforsi, take the right turn signed Vikos Gorge.

a. A sharp change in direction or orientation towards the right; esp. a turn made by a motor vehicle from one road on to another.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > movement of vehicles > [noun] > specific turning made by motor vehicle

left turn1929

right turn1953

three-point turn1957

right1969

wheelie1973

1835 J. G. Peters Treat. Equitation ii. iii. 225 Halt, every man files his horse to the right, the half of the right turn.

1839 A. Somerville Hist. Brit. Legion xx. 389 By sundry movements of right-wheels, and right-turns, then left turns &c.; to preserve the best ground, and preserve the best front; we, at double speed, were on our way to be met in the fight.

1891 H. W. Struss Ring-riding 28 At the command March, each rider will execute a right turn, guiding by the lead.

1918 E. F. Benson Up & Down 306 The path dipped downwards,..made a right turn and a left turn, and there above me was the flight of steps.

1953 Jet 19 Feb. 27 The next morning, while making a right turn out of a service station, he struck a second auto.

1982 N. J. Crisp Brink i. 28 Jenkins signalled a right turn... The trafficators clicked.

1998 New Scientist 28 Nov. 4/1 In one horrific example..a Colombian jet failed to make a right turn on leaving Bogotá, and careered straight into a mountain.

b. figurative. A significant shift towards the political right in the attitudes or policies of a person or group.

ΚΠ

1897 J. H. Rose Rise of Democracy xiii. 212 Mr. Gladstone..suddenly executed a strategic right turn towards Mr. Parnell's following.

1934 Time 19 Nov. 15/2 A right turn is always possible in a party which still contains as many conservative elements as the Democratic Party does today.

1985 Financial Times 12 Aug. 26/5 The opposition [Norwegian] Labour Party leader..said the Government's decision represented ‘a marked right turn’ in Norwegian oil policy.

2015 J. Carrier Hard Right Turn iii. 24 Capitalism took a decided right turn when the ‘free market’ economists of the ‘Chicago School’..came to prominence.

c. figurative. A marked change of direction, esp. an abrupt or unexpected move or turn of events.rare in comparison with left turn n. 2c.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > change of direction, reversion > [noun] > change to other or former condition

re-entry1599

reaction1792

shift1826

reversal1862

swing-back1862

flop1880

revert1895

throwback1923

swing-over1927

U-turn1929

right turn1940

swing-round1940

turnaround1941

turn-round1963

U-ey1976

switch-around1981

1940 Washington Post 7 Jan. (Amusem. section) 2/2 Ethel Waters, who has been seen previously in..shows.., all musicals, and in some motion pictures, makes a sharp right turn..and debuts as a dramatic actress.

1994 Orange County (Calif.) Reg. 28 Aug. (Accent section) 4/4 The last thing Shacochis thought he would be doing was writing about domestic life... ‘This is an unexpected right turn in my literary life.’

2012 D. Ulrich et al. HR from Outside In iv. 92 The loss of a major contract may require a sharp right turn in priorities.

Compounds

General attributive (in sense 2), as right-turn lane, right-turn signal, etc.

ΚΠ

1927 Times 5 Apr. 27/2 (caption) Many drivers fail to appreciate the necessity for giving this signal correctly, with the result that their action is sometimes mistaken for a right-turn signal.

1967 Gloss. Highway Engin. Terms (B.S.I.) 11 Right-turn lane, an auxiliary deceleration and waiting lane constructed between an overtaking lane and a central reserve or traffic island so that vehicles approaching a junction can slow down and wait clear of other traffic.

1988 A. Tyler Breathing Lessons iii. i. 197 They claimed I had my right-turn signal on instead of my left.

2007 S. Bassman & J. Reilly MTV Best of Mexico 50/2 A right-turn indicator means ‘not safe to pass’; or that the driver is turning right.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

right turnint.v.

Brit.

/ˌrʌɪt ˈtəːn/, U.S.

/ˌraɪ(t) ˈtərn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: right adv., turn v.

Etymology: < right adv. + turn v. Compare right turn n.Later examples of the interjection could be interpreted as showing the imperative of the verb.

A. int.

Originally and chiefly Military. Used as a command to turn ninety degrees to the right. Cf. right about adv.

ΚΠ

1792 Rules & Regulations Formations, Field-exercise, & Movements ii. 84 The commander of the leading division instantly gives the words, Three files on the left, right turn; the named files immediately turn to their right.

1825 T. Gibbons Horsemanship 30 Division one, files right turn!

1881 T. A. McCarthy Easy Syst. Calisthenics & Drilling 43 On the command ‘Right—Turn,’..each pupil will turn to the right in two motions, if marching, leading on the third motion.

1917 Pop. Sci. Monthly Sept. 478/2 Corporal of squad 1 commands, ‘Right turn.’

1952 Times 21 Oct. (Territorial Army Suppl.) p. xiii/4 Move to the right in threes—right turn—by the left, quick march!

2008 H. C. Johnson & I. A. O'Connor Scrappy 85 ‘Just repeat after me. Say, “right turn, now.”’ It was the first sergeant riding to my rescue.

B. v.

intransitive. To turn to or towards the right; (Military) to turn ninety degrees to the right in response to a command.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > movement of vehicles > move or go along [verb (intransitive)] > make specific turn

left turn1918

right turn1947

1862 C. H. Collette Handy Bk. Company Drill xiv. 38 If a Company placed, as is shown in Diagram I. and marching to the front, and be directed to ‘right turn’.., the right file..will be leading.

1928 E. Raymond Tell Eng. i. ii. 39 We right-turned. We did it in faultless time, turning as one man, and each of us bringing his left foot with a brisk stamp on the floor.

1947 D. B. Hughes In Lonely Place ii. 43 At Fourth Street in Santa Monica he right turned again, descending into the canyon.

1973 J. Gores Final Notice xvi. 102 They should right-turn toward the freeway on-ramp.

1994 R. E. Feist Shadow of Dark Queen 174 When I give you the command to right turn, you will all turn as one and face that door. Understand?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	right turn
释义	right turnn. Brit. /ˌrʌɪt ˈtəːn/, U.S. /ˈraɪ(t) ˈtərn/ Forms: see right adj. and int. and turn n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: right adj., turn n. Etymology: < right adj. + turn n. With sense 1 compare earlier right turning n. 1. Compare also right turn int., right turn v. 1. A place or point where a road, path, etc., turns or turns off towards the right. ΚΠ 1825 T. De Quincey Walladmor II. xii. 56 This he reached without much difficulty; too the right turn; and hoped soon to arrive at the peat-ditch which formed the second point in his carte du pays. 1879 W. Rye Tourist's Guide Norfolk 112 Keeping south, and taking the right turn when the river is crossed and the roads fork, we reach..Methwold. 1921 W. H. Dixon Westward Hoboes x. 109 ‘The Mormon said to take the right turn,’ said Toby, standing to her guns. ‘And we've taken half a dozen right turns since then,’ I answered. 2008 S. Marker in M. Nadeau Frommer's Greece xii. 571 After taking the highway north for 19km (13 miles), just past Metamorforsi, take the right turn signed Vikos Gorge. 2. a. A sharp change in direction or orientation towards the right; esp. a turn made by a motor vehicle from one road on to another. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > movement of vehicles > [noun] > specific turning made by motor vehicle left turn1929 right turn1953 three-point turn1957 right1969 wheelie1973 1835 J. G. Peters Treat. Equitation ii. iii. 225 Halt, every man files his horse to the right, the half of the right turn. 1839 A. Somerville Hist. Brit. Legion xx. 389 By sundry movements of right-wheels, and right-turns, then left turns &c.; to preserve the best ground, and preserve the best front; we, at double speed, were on our way to be met in the fight. 1891 H. W. Struss Ring-riding 28 At the command March, each rider will execute a right turn, guiding by the lead. 1918 E. F. Benson Up & Down 306 The path dipped downwards,..made a right turn and a left turn, and there above me was the flight of steps. 1953 Jet 19 Feb. 27 The next morning, while making a right turn out of a service station, he struck a second auto. 1982 N. J. Crisp Brink i. 28 Jenkins signalled a right turn... The trafficators clicked. 1998 New Scientist 28 Nov. 4/1 In one horrific example..a Colombian jet failed to make a right turn on leaving Bogotá, and careered straight into a mountain. b. figurative. A significant shift towards the political right in the attitudes or policies of a person or group. ΚΠ 1897 J. H. Rose Rise of Democracy xiii. 212 Mr. Gladstone..suddenly executed a strategic right turn towards Mr. Parnell's following. 1934 Time 19 Nov. 15/2 A right turn is always possible in a party which still contains as many conservative elements as the Democratic Party does today. 1985 Financial Times 12 Aug. 26/5 The opposition [Norwegian] Labour Party leader..said the Government's decision represented ‘a marked right turn’ in Norwegian oil policy. 2015 J. Carrier Hard Right Turn iii. 24 Capitalism took a decided right turn when the ‘free market’ economists of the ‘Chicago School’..came to prominence. c. figurative. A marked change of direction, esp. an abrupt or unexpected move or turn of events.rare in comparison with left turn n. 2c. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > change of direction, reversion > [noun] > change to other or former condition re-entry1599 reaction1792 shift1826 reversal1862 swing-back1862 flop1880 revert1895 throwback1923 swing-over1927 U-turn1929 right turn1940 swing-round1940 turnaround1941 turn-round1963 U-ey1976 switch-around1981 1940 Washington Post 7 Jan. (Amusem. section) 2/2 Ethel Waters, who has been seen previously in..shows.., all musicals, and in some motion pictures, makes a sharp right turn..and debuts as a dramatic actress. 1994 Orange County (Calif.) Reg. 28 Aug. (Accent section) 4/4 The last thing Shacochis thought he would be doing was writing about domestic life... ‘This is an unexpected right turn in my literary life.’ 2012 D. Ulrich et al. HR from Outside In iv. 92 The loss of a major contract may require a sharp right turn in priorities. Compounds General attributive (in sense 2), as right-turn lane, right-turn signal, etc. ΚΠ 1927 Times 5 Apr. 27/2 (caption) Many drivers fail to appreciate the necessity for giving this signal correctly, with the result that their action is sometimes mistaken for a right-turn signal. 1967 Gloss. Highway Engin. Terms (B.S.I.) 11 Right-turn lane, an auxiliary deceleration and waiting lane constructed between an overtaking lane and a central reserve or traffic island so that vehicles approaching a junction can slow down and wait clear of other traffic. 1988 A. Tyler Breathing Lessons iii. i. 197 They claimed I had my right-turn signal on instead of my left. 2007 S. Bassman & J. Reilly MTV Best of Mexico 50/2 A right-turn indicator means ‘not safe to pass’; or that the driver is turning right. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). right turnint.v. Brit. /ˌrʌɪt ˈtəːn/, U.S. /ˌraɪ(t) ˈtərn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: right adv., turn v. Etymology: < right adv. + turn v. Compare right turn n.Later examples of the interjection could be interpreted as showing the imperative of the verb. A. int. Originally and chiefly Military. Used as a command to turn ninety degrees to the right. Cf. right about adv. ΚΠ 1792 Rules & Regulations Formations, Field-exercise, & Movements ii. 84 The commander of the leading division instantly gives the words, Three files on the left, right turn; the named files immediately turn to their right. 1825 T. Gibbons Horsemanship 30 Division one, files right turn! 1881 T. A. McCarthy Easy Syst. Calisthenics & Drilling 43 On the command ‘Right—Turn,’..each pupil will turn to the right in two motions, if marching, leading on the third motion. 1917 Pop. Sci. Monthly Sept. 478/2 Corporal of squad 1 commands, ‘Right turn.’ 1952 Times 21 Oct. (Territorial Army Suppl.) p. xiii/4 Move to the right in threes—right turn—by the left, quick march! 2008 H. C. Johnson & I. A. O'Connor Scrappy 85 ‘Just repeat after me. Say, “right turn, now.”’ It was the first sergeant riding to my rescue. B. v. intransitive. To turn to or towards the right; (Military) to turn ninety degrees to the right in response to a command. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > movement of vehicles > move or go along [verb (intransitive)] > make specific turn left turn1918 right turn1947 1862 C. H. Collette Handy Bk. Company Drill xiv. 38 If a Company placed, as is shown in Diagram I. and marching to the front, and be directed to ‘right turn’.., the right file..will be leading. 1928 E. Raymond Tell Eng. i. ii. 39 We right-turned. We did it in faultless time, turning as one man, and each of us bringing his left foot with a brisk stamp on the floor. 1947 D. B. Hughes In Lonely Place ii. 43 At Fourth Street in Santa Monica he right turned again, descending into the canyon. 1973 J. Gores Final Notice xvi. 102 They should right-turn toward the freeway on-ramp. 1994 R. E. Feist Shadow of Dark Queen 174 When I give you the command to right turn, you will all turn as one and face that door. Understand? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1825int.v.1792
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