| 单词 | at the high port |
| 释义 | > as lemmasat the high port 8. Military. [Compare earlier port arms n.] In the infantry or cavalry: a drill position in which a rifle (or other weapon) is held diagonally across and close to the body; = port arms n. Chiefly in at the high port. Also in extended use. Cf. carry n.1 4. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > drill or training > [adverb] > positions of weapon at the high port1833 at the ready1837 at shoulder arms1844 society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > [noun] > position of gun in firing range1669 firing position1802 port1833 society > armed hostility > drill or training > [noun] > weapon-training > manual exercise > position of weapon > specific chargea1616 recover1692 secure1766 present1777 port arms1795 carry1802 salute1833 trail1833 ready1837 order1847 parade rest1862 slope1868 port1918 1833 Regulations Instr. Cavalry i. i. 30 The whole..drop their carbines smartly to the ‘port’. 1887 Times (Weekly ed.) 28 Oct. 18/4 I..brought the rifle from the ‘slope’ to the ‘port’. 1918 E. S. Farrow Dict. Mil. Terms 294 High port, a position in bayonet training. 1956 D. M. Davin Sullen Bell ii. vi. 148 ‘You seem very much at the high port,’ Hugh said. ‘I haven't seen you so bright since the evening you flung the smoke bomb into the Yank mess at Caserta.’ 1985 Survival Weaponry Dec. 36/3 Resist the temptation of carrying the gun at high or low port, as you stand a good chance—in the case of accidental discharge—of either blowing your foot or the R/O's head off. < as lemmas |
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