port arms

American  

noun

1. 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.

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Etymology

Origin of port arms

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

Shohei Ohtani’s powerful arms and boyish face, looking up from under a Dodger blue helmet, loom 15 stories over Los Angeles’s Little Tokyo neighborhood from the side of the Miyako Hotel.

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2024

The Dodgers’ parades through the streets of Los Angeles were powered by powerful arms, from Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale to Fernando Valenzuela and Orel Hershiser.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2023

When his 7-foot par putt fell on the 18th, DeChambeau thrust those two powerful arms into the air.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2020

She sat in the shade, her light-brown hair pulled into a tight knot and slicked dark with sweat, and towelled off her powerful arms.

From The New Yorker • May 29, 2019

But his powerful arms were no match for Trout Walker's motorized boat.

From "Holes" by Louis Sachar