PORT ARMS Definition & Meaning

port arms

noun

a position in military drill in which one's rifle is held diagonally in front of the body, with the muzzle pointing upward to the left.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of port arms¹

First recorded in 1795–1805

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An infantry Marine may see the slanted structure as a soldier at port arms.

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Wearing a long, dark coat and dark glasses, Kearbey tucked the pistol away and held the rifle “port arms” - military style - and began to jog the 200 yards from his house on Walnut Street to the junior high, where he was a ninth-grader.

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Four of those hurt were customers at the Cinque Port Arms and police said the fifth was the driver of the vehicle.

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The bumper was at a high port arms.

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They were facing us, holding their M1 Garand rifles across their chests at port arms.

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