half turn

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Bonmati had cleverly darted into space between Germany defenders Rebecca Knaak and Franziska Kett, before receiving Del Castillo's pass on the half-turn.

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2025

“Her calmness on the ball is different than everyone on the team, then her ability to get into spaces, get on the half-turn, she’s an excellent player with the ball at her feet,” O’Sullivan said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2023

The motor kicks in after about a half-turn of the pedals, but I’ll readily admit to using the twist-throttle to kick-start the bike from a dead stop more than once.

From The Verge • Aug. 8, 2019

Indeed, it was the kind of shooting opportunity on the half-turn that many strikers would have passed up as too difficult.

From The Guardian • Jan. 3, 2019

I then gave the screw a half-turn more, and told him to walk and run.

From A Chosen Few Short Stories by Stockton, Frank Richard