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order arms definition

order arms

  1. to bring the rifle to an upright position with its butt on the ground beside the right foot, and remain at attention
  2. a command to do this

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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