rightabout

or right-a·bout

[ rahyt-uh-bout ]

/ ˈraɪt əˌbaʊt /

noun

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

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

adverb

facing or in the opposite direction: Move that chair rightabout.

Origin of rightabout

First recorded in 1690–1700; right + about

Words nearby rightabout

rigging, rigging loft, Riggs' disease, right, rightable, rightabout, right about face, right and left, right angle, right-angled triangle, right ascension

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Example sentences from the Web for rightabout

“My horse-whip will soon send them to the rightabout, should any of them venture to come near me,” he answered laughing.
Adventures in Australia|W.H.G. Kingston
After this, the corporal touched his hat, swung round to the rightabout in military style, and left the cabin.
Snarley-yow|Frederick Marryat
No sooner does a man feel his own life and strength swellin' up in him than rightabout he wants to kill things.
The Hills of Desire|Richard Aumerle Maher
I sent him to the rightabout pretty quickly, I can tell you.
The Cruise of the Thetis|Harry Collingwood

Ah, but it is so, or else people would be sent to the rightabout at the second sentence.
Chance|Joseph Conrad

British Dictionary definitions for rightabout

right about

noun

a turn executed through 180°

adjective, adverb

in the opposite direction

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单词	rightabout
释义	rightabout or right-a·bout [ rahyt-uh-bout ] / ˈraɪt əˌbaʊt / noun the position assumed by turning about to the right so as to face in the opposite direction. the act of turning so as to face the opposite direction. adverb facing or in the opposite direction: Move that chair rightabout. Origin of rightabout First recorded in 1690–1700; right + about Words nearby rightabout rigging, rigging loft, Riggs' disease, right, rightable, rightabout, right about face, right and left, right angle, right-angled triangle, right ascension Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rightabout “My horse-whip will soon send them to the rightabout, should any of them venture to come near me,” he answered laughing. Adventures in Australia\|W.H.G. Kingston After this, the corporal touched his hat, swung round to the rightabout in military style, and left the cabin. Snarley-yow\|Frederick Marryat No sooner does a man feel his own life and strength swellin' up in him than rightabout he wants to kill things. The Hills of Desire\|Richard Aumerle Maher I sent him to the rightabout pretty quickly, I can tell you. The Cruise of the Thetis\|Harry Collingwood Ah, but it is so, or else people would be sent to the rightabout at the second sentence. Chance\|Joseph Conrad British Dictionary definitions for rightabout right about noun a turn executed through 180° adjective, adverb in the opposite direction Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to rightabout direction, angle, trend, shift, curve, departure, spiral, twist, wind, reversal, swing, corner, spin, round, change, deviation, about-face, winding, bias, bend
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rightabout

or right-a·bout

noun

adverb

Origin of rightabout

Words nearby rightabout

Example sentences from the Web for rightabout

British Dictionary definitions for rightabout

noun

adjective, adverb

Words related to rightabout