place of arms

American  

noun

1. an area in a fortress or a fortified town where troops could assemble for defense.

2. an enlarged part of the covered way in a fortification.

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Etymology

Origin of place of arms

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

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place of arms

Each is, however, above all else a place of arms; everything is and has ever been made subservient to this idea.

From The Story of Malta by Maturin Murray Ballou

The body is that of a deformed human frame, and the place of arms supplied by the heads of rattlesnakes placed on square plinths and united by fringed ornaments.

From Ophiolatreia An Account of the Rites and Mysteries Connected with the Origin, Rise, and Development of Serpent Worship in Various Parts of the World by Anonymous

Black also was the small banner which waved above them, and bore in place of arms the emblem of the Bleeding Heart.

From Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France by Stanley J. Weyman

That takes the place of arms or crests.

From The Jew by Jo?zef Ignacy Kraszewski

This was also an arsenal or place of arms; a double-barrelled gun lay on a sofa.

From The New Irish Constitution by J. H. Morgan