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Antonyms for half turn


Grammar : Noun
Spell : haf-turn, hahf-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhæfˌtɜrn, ˈhɑf-



Definition of half turn

  • As in elbow : noun angular part of arm; angularly shaped item
Example sentences :
  • Upon the word, "round," execute a half turn to the right about by jumping.
  • Extract from : « Dramatized Rhythm Plays » by John N. Richards
  • Upon the word, "house," execute a half turn to the right about by jumping.
  • Extract from : « Dramatized Rhythm Plays » by John N. Richards
  • A half turn of the wheel to port swung the Ithuriel out and just cleared them.
  • Extract from : « The World Peril of 1910 » by George Griffith
  • Again the steed swerved, and made a half turn and began to back.
  • Extract from : « Randy of the River » by Horatio Alger Jr.
  • You press your thumbs on them, so; and you give a half turn.
  • Extract from : « The Uttermost Farthing » by R. Austin Freeman
  • Scarcely were they outside when two of the alligators made a half turn and ran toward them.
  • Extract from : « Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon » by Jules Verne
  • She made a half step toward the handsomer and weaker man, and a half turn toward the homelier and stronger.
  • Extract from : « A Little Traitor to the South » by Cyrus Townsend Brady
  • This half turn and the slight forward movement of the hips are practically one and the same.
  • Extract from : « The Soul of Golf » by Percy Adolphus Vaile
  • The machines in the lead make a half turn so that those behind may overtake them.
  • Extract from : « Winning a Cause » by John Gilbert Thompson and Inez Bigwood
  • But as he was in this hurry, a gouvernante caught him by the arm, and gave him a half turn and stopped him.
  • Extract from : « The Visions of Dom Francisco de Quevedo Villegas » by Dom Francisco de Quevedo

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