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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a half turn" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a rotation or movement that is 180 degrees, often in contexts like dance, sports, or mechanics.
Example: "To complete the maneuver, the dancer executed a half turn before continuing with the routine."
Alternatives: "a 180-degree turn" or "a half rotation".
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He straightens it with a half turn.
First you try a half turn, then a full turn.
After about a mile and a half, turn left onto Station Avenue.
To do it, a person takes off from one foot and lands on the other, doing a half turn in the air.
From Rome Station, head north on Rome Road for about a mile and a half, turn right on Old Ion Highway, then turn a left on Kiger Road.
Was it the C.I.A.? Did the C.I.A. bring you here?" He began pacing about the hallway, agitated, making a half turn, then reaching for the telephone.
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"My coach was like, well what if you do a half-turn.
Her coach, Aimee Boorman, suggested she try a half-turn instead.
Adjust the Western political kaleidoscope a half-turn and Mr. Kim's decision not to return fire might even appear statesmanlike.
As a why-the-heck-not measure, I turned the connector a half-turn more, and tried the water again.
At the end of the second somersault she rotates her body a half-turn so that she lands facing forward.
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