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order arms

1. A position in the military manual of arms in which the rifle is held vertically next to the right leg with its butt resting on the ground.

2. A command to assume order arms.

order arms

interj & n

(Military) Military the order in drill to hold the rifle close to the right side with the butt resting on the ground

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order arms - a position in the manual of arms; the rifle is held vertically on the right side with the butt on the ground; often used as a command

manual of arms, manual - (military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle

posture, attitude, position - the arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender"

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THE regiment was standing at order arms at the side of a lane, waiting for the command to march, when suddenly the youth remembered the little packet enwrapped in a faded yellow envelope which the loud young soldier with lugu- brious words had intrusted to him.

The Red Badge of Courage by Crane, Stephen View in context

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