ORDER ARMS


Meaning of ORDER ARMS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Etymology: from the command order arms !

Date: 1847

1. : a command to return the rifle to order arms from present arms or to drop the hand from a hand salute

2. : a position in the manual of arms in which the rifle is held vertically beside the right leg with the butt resting on the ground

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.