ORDER ARMS

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("order arms" is a kind of...):

attitude; position; posture (the arrangement of the body and its limbs)

Holonyms ("order arms" is a part of...):

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

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