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arms

/ ɑːmz /

plural noun

weapons collectively See also small arms
military exploits
prowess in arms
the official heraldic symbols of a family, state, etc, including a shield with distinctive devices, and often supports, a crest, or other insignia
1. to carry weapons
2. to serve in the armed forces
3. to have a coat of arms
armed and prepared for war
to stop fighting; surrender
military
1. a position of salute in which the rifle is brought up to a position vertically in line with the body, muzzle uppermost and trigger guard to the fore
2. the command for this drill
to prepare to fight
arm yourselves!
indignant; prepared to protest strongly

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Word History and Origins

Origin of arms¹

C13: from Old French armes, from Latin arma; see _arm ²

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Example Sentences

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At a Turning Point event on the Salt Lake City campus of Awaken Church in 2023, he said that gun violence was worth the price of upholding the right to bear arms.

From Los Angeles Times

Her husband is a businessman and philanthropist who helped broker the controversial al-Yamamah arms deal in the 1980s.

From BBC

In July, Sanders forced a vote on two resolutions aimed at blocking the sale of arms to Israel, one focused on bombs and the other on rifles.

From Salon

"The bodies were scattered … riddled with bullets. There wasn't a single body out there that had fewer than three bullet holes. The bullets had hit people in the back, arms, head," a herder told HRW.

From BBC

“There was an aerial shot of mom dead in his arms,” Wright says.

From Los Angeles Times

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