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present arms

 
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–noun Military.
1. a position of salute in the manual of arms in which the rifle is held in both hands vertically in front of the body, with the muzzle upward and the trigger side forward.
2. (for troops in formation not under arms) the hand salute.
Origin:
1750–60
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pre·sent arms   (prĭ-zěnt')   
n.  

  1. A position in the military manual of arms in which the rifle is held vertically in front of the body.

  2. A command to assume present arms or to give a hand salute.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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