"port arms" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} port arms (uncountable)
  1. (military) The position of a weapon carried diagonally in front of the body. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Military Related terms: order arms, present arms Translations (a military position in which rifle is carried in diagonal position in front of a torso): tatang senjata (Indonesian), tatang senjata (Malay), agap sandata (Tagalog), agap ta (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-port_arms-en-noun-5ASWQBd3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 53 47 Topics: government, military, politics, war

Verb

Forms: ports arms [present, singular, third-person], porting arms [participle, present], ported arms [participle, past], ported arms [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} port arms (third-person singular simple present ports arms, present participle porting arms, simple past and past participle ported arms)
  1. (military, usually as imperative) To carry one's personal firearm diagonally in front of the body. Tags: usually Categories (topical): Military Related terms: at the high port
    Sense id: en-port_arms-en-verb-LvcJiVo4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 53 47 Topics: government, military, politics, war
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