order arms

English

Noun

order arms (uncountable)

1. (military) A position in which the gun is held at the right side, with its butt on the ground.

Related terms

• present arms

Translations

a military position

• Indonesian: turun senjata
• Italian: piedarm m
• Malay: turun senjata
• Russian: к ноге n (k nogé)
• Tagalog: baba sandata; baba ta
• Thai: เรียบอาวุธ (rîiap-aa-wút)

Verb

order arms (third-person singular simple present orders arms, present participle ordering arms, simple past and past participle ordered arms)

1. (military) To adopt such a position.

Related terms

• present arms