What does the word facing mean?

Usage examples for facing

  1. With a cry of surprise he jumped back and stood facing his old friend and companion of the road, Will Corliss. – Sundown Slim by Henry Hubert Knibbs
  2. The players all stand in two lines facing each other. – Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium by Jessie H. Bancroft
  3. I don't want to get too close until I know what we're facing. – Treachery in Outer Space by Carey Rockwell and Louis Glanzman