half-turn

[ haf-turn, hahf- ]

noun

1. a 180-degree turn; a direct reversal of direction or orientation, as from front to back or left to right.

Example Sentences

Andrade’s Cheng vault — a roundoff onto the board with a half-turn onto the table and a one-and-a-half twist in the air — regularly scores better than Biles’ performance of the same skill as Andrade tends to pop more vertically off the table while Biles covers more horizontal ground.

From Los Angeles Times

There are too many occasions where I've seen him flying into tackles when his opponent is on the half-turn; Tarkowski takes advantage of the situation by making his challenge dangerously heavy.

From BBC

In United's midfield I've watched Sofyan Amrabat closely in the past couple of games - I was at Old Trafford to see them play Bournemouth and Bayern - and he is not a player who gets the ball on the half-turn and starts off passing moves.

From BBC

The strike off a half-turn in the box was disallowed after VAR showed Heber was offside.

From Seattle Times

The number 10 received a pass inside on the half-turn, 25 yards out, and a fine first touch allowed him to beat Daniel Ballard before shifting the ball and firing an arrowed, low drive that flashed across Bailey Peacock-Farrell and nestled in the bottom corner.

From BBC

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