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left face
1interjection
- (used as a military command to perform a left-face.)
left-face
2[ left-feys ]
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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Word History and Origins
Origin of left face1
First recorded in 1910–15
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Example Sentences
To the left—face—quick march, to the left—turn—to the right—turn—close files—mark time—right—left—right—left—forward.
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Hyde gave the orders to left face and forward, and the Maine men marched out in front of a Vermont regiment which lay beside them.
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Left face is executed on the left heel in the corresponding manner.
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The company being at a halt, the corporals should remember to give by the right or left flank instead of right or left face.
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How much would be lost if it were dropped out, and we were left face to face with actual facts?
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