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    a·bout-face
    /əˌboutˈfās/

    noun

    • 1. (chiefly in military contexts) a turn made so as to face the opposite direction: "he did an about-face and marched out of the tent"

    verb

    • 1. turn so as to face the opposite direction: "suddenly he about-turned and saluted again"

    exclamation

    • 1. (in military contexts) a command to make an about-face.

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