Meanings
- uncountablegovernmentThe position of a weapon carried diagonally in front of the body.
At last the battery cover snapped down. Howard strode briskly back through the living room with the hedge-clippers held at port arms.
1990, Stephen King, The Moving Finger1 more example
I think we have to bear in mind that he'd been wrestled with, shot at, been in a wild chase, and now he's being confronted with a person carrying an automatic weapon at port arms.
1989, Peter C. Lagarias, Harrison J. Sheppard, Effective Closing Argument, page 356
present singular third person ports arms · participle present porting arms · participle past ported arms · past ported arms
Translations
Indonesian depan senjata
- depan senjataa military position in which rifle is carried in diagonal position in front of a torso
Korean 앞에총
- 앞에총 (apechong)a military position in which rifle is carried in diagonal position in front of a torso
Malay tatang senjata
- tatang senjataa military position in which rifle is carried in diagonal position in front of a torso
Russian на грудь
- на грудь (na grudʹ)a military position in which rifle is carried in diagonal position in front of a torso
Tagalog agap sandata, agap ta
- agap sandataa military position in which rifle is carried in diagonal position in front of a torso
- agap taa military position in which rifle is carried in diagonal position in front of a torso
Cite this entry
port arms. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/port%20arms
“port arms.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/port%20arms. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “port arms,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/port%20arms.
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