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About-turn

//əˈbaʊt tɚn// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A turn of 180 degrees, typically in a military formation . British
  2. 2
    Total reversal of opinion or attitude .

    "A sell-out crowd of 10,000 then observed perfectly a period of silence before the team revealed their black armbands, complete with stitched-in poppies, for the match. After Fifa’s about-turn, it must have been a frantic few days for the England kit manufacturer. The on-field challenge was altogether more straightforward."

Verb
  1. 1
    To turn 180 degrees, typically in a military formation. intransitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From the imperative phrase used in the military.

Etymology 2

From the imperative phrase used in the military.

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