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(ə-bout'fās')
n.
    1. The act of pivoting to face in the opposite direction from the original, especially in a military formation.
    2. A military command to turn clockwise 180°.
  1. A total change of attitude or viewpoint.
intr.v., -faced, -fac·ing, -fac·es.
To reverse direction.


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verb

    To turn sharply around: double (back), reverse. See approach/retreat.

In dismounted drill, a pivoting turn to the rear executed by an individual in formation when halted.

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About Face may refer to:

  • About-face, a drill command in which a unit or soldier makes a 180-degree turn
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  • About Face (play), a play by Dario Fo
  • About Face: The Essentials of User Interface Design, a book by Alan Cooper
  • About Face: The Odyssey of an American Warrior, an autobiography by U.S. Army Colonel David Hackworth
  • About Face (novel), volume 18 in Donna Leon's Brunnetti series (2009)

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