Usually means: Complete turn to opposite direction.
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We found 26 dictionaries that define the word about face:

General (23 matching dictionaries)
  1. about-face: Merriam-Webster
  2. about-face, about-face: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. about-face: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. about-face, about-face, about face: Collins English Dictionary
  5. about-face: Vocabulary.com
  6. About-Face, About-face, about-face: Wordnik
  7. about-face: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. about-face, about face: Wiktionary
  9. about-face: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. about-face, about face: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. about face: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. about-face, about face: Dictionary.com
  13. about-face: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  14. About Face (TV series), About Face (album), About Face, About face: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  15. about-face: Rhymezone
  16. about-face: FreeDictionary.org
  17. about-face: Mnemonic Dictionary
  18. About Face: A to Z list of the most popular idioms
  19. about-face: TheFreeDictionary.com
  20. About face: Phrase Finder
  21. about face: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. about-face: Legal dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. about-face: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. About Face: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (About face)

noun:  Alternative spelling of about-face. [(military) An abrupt turn to face the opposite direction.]
verb:  (military) Alternative spelling of about-face. [(intransitive) To turn 180 degrees to face the opposite direction.]

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