PRESENT ARMS


Meaning of PRESENT ARMS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pri-ˈzent- ]

noun

Etymology: from the command present arms!

Date: circa 1884

1. : a position in the manual of arms in which the rifle is held vertically in front of the body

2. : a command to assume the position of present arms or to give a hand salute

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