PORT ARMS


Meaning of PORT ARMS in English

Function: noun

Etymology: from the command port arms!

Date: circa 1890

: a position in the manual of arms in which the rifle is held diagonally in front of the body with the muzzle pointing upward to the left also : a command to assume this position

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.