port arms
noun
a position in military drill in which one's rifle is held diagonally in front of the body, with the muzzle pointing upward to the left.
Words nearby port arms
porson, port, port adelaide, port alberni, port angeles, port arms, port arthur, port authority, port blair, port captain, port charlotte
Origin of port arms
First recorded in 1795–1805
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Examples from the Web for port arms
A while Case stood with the Winchester at the port-arms; then he gave a little laugh to himself and stepped round the ferns.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25)|Robert Louis StevensonA while Case stood with the Winchester at the port-arms; then he gave a little laugh to himself, and stepped round the ferns.
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