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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)