port armsn.

Brit.

/ˌpɔːt ˈɑːmz/, U.S.

/ˌpɔrt ˈɑrmz/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: port v.², arms n.

Etymology: < port v.² + arms n.

Military.

= port n.⁴ 8.

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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

1795 Standing Orders Norwich Regiment 55 All Sentries..to challenge Persons coming near their Port with port Arms, and to remain steady in that Position till the Person challenged has passed.

1868 Times 5 June 10/5 Major Hawker..was then called upon to put the regiment through the ‘Manual’. The effect of the ‘Port arms’, with fixed bayonets, was somewhat marred by two or three men coming to the position of the ‘Support arms’.

1893 R. L. Stevenson Beach of Falesa v. 140 A while Case stood with the Winchester at the port-arms; then he gave a little laugh to himself and stepped round the ferns.

1955 W. H. Standley & A. A. Ageton Admiral Ambassador to Russia ix. 175 The sentries held their guns at port arms, the worldwide soldier's gesture, ‘Thou shalt not pass.’

1974 D. E. Westlake Help (1975) xix. 128 The sentry..was still at port arms as though frozen in that position.

2001 N. Griffiths Sheepshagger 201 Holding it at port arms like a rifle he follows the muddy path in the walkers' direction.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

2. transitive. Military. To carry or hold (a weapon) with both hands in a raised position; spec. to carry (a rifle) diagonally across and close to the body, with the barrel by the left shoulder. Chiefly in to port arms (cf. port arms n.).

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society > armed hostility > drill or training > drill [verb (transitive)] > position weapons

charge1509

trailc1550

present1579

recover1594

return1598

handle1621

rest1622

port1625

slope1625

reverse1630

to order arms1678

carry1779

1625 G. Markham Souldiers Accidence 23 Charging [with Pikes]..Port over-hand. Port vnder-hand.

1677 Earl of Orrery Treat. Art of War 191 And have caused my Pike-men to trail their Pikes, that they might not have been seen by the Enemy; which if shoulder'd, or ported, they would be.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory (1905) iii. xix. 147/2 Port your pike, is in three motions to take it by the But end, with your right hand, and beare the point forward aloft.

1795 Standing Orders for Norwich 49 Open Pans, port Arms—inspect the Pans and Locks—carry Arms, shut Pans, order Arms, draw Ramrods.

1803 Compl. Drill Serjeant 18 In some regiments it is called porting arms or preparing for the charge.

1833 Regulations Instr. Cavalry i. i. 36 Officers recover swords with the first motion, and ‘Port’ them at the second.

1877 Field Exercise Infantry (rev. ed.) 374 On the approach of any person, the sentry will port Arms, and call out Halt, who comes there?

1976 A. Price War Game i. iv. 87 At the last moment they port their pikes—hold them up diagonally across their bodies—and then smack into each other.

1985 P. Hamilton West Pier I. i. 12 In the afternoon they were..made..to shoulder arms, present arms, port arms, form fours, right dress, stand at ease, etc.

单词	port arms
释义	port armsn. Brit. /ˌpɔːt ˈɑːmz/, U.S. /ˌpɔrt ˈɑrmz/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: port v.², arms n. Etymology: < port v.² + arms n. Military. = port n.⁴ 8. ΘΚΠ 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 1795 Standing Orders Norwich Regiment 55 All Sentries..to challenge Persons coming near their Port with port Arms, and to remain steady in that Position till the Person challenged has passed. 1868 Times 5 June 10/5 Major Hawker..was then called upon to put the regiment through the ‘Manual’. The effect of the ‘Port arms’, with fixed bayonets, was somewhat marred by two or three men coming to the position of the ‘Support arms’. 1893 R. L. Stevenson Beach of Falesa v. 140 A while Case stood with the Winchester at the port-arms; then he gave a little laugh to himself and stepped round the ferns. 1955 W. H. Standley & A. A. Ageton Admiral Ambassador to Russia ix. 175 The sentries held their guns at port arms, the worldwide soldier's gesture, ‘Thou shalt not pass.’ 1974 D. E. Westlake Help (1975) xix. 128 The sentry..was still at port arms as though frozen in that position. 2001 N. Griffiths Sheepshagger 201 Holding it at port arms like a rifle he follows the muddy path in the walkers' direction. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmas to port arms 2. transitive. Military. To carry or hold (a weapon) with both hands in a raised position; spec. to carry (a rifle) diagonally across and close to the body, with the barrel by the left shoulder. Chiefly in to port arms (cf. port arms n.). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > drill or training > drill [verb (transitive)] > position weapons charge1509 trailc1550 present1579 recover1594 return1598 handle1621 rest1622 port1625 slope1625 reverse1630 to order arms1678 carry1779 1625 G. Markham Souldiers Accidence 23 Charging [with Pikes]..Port over-hand. Port vnder-hand. 1677 Earl of Orrery Treat. Art of War 191 And have caused my Pike-men to trail their Pikes, that they might not have been seen by the Enemy; which if shoulder'd, or ported, they would be. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory (1905) iii. xix. 147/2 Port your pike, is in three motions to take it by the But end, with your right hand, and beare the point forward aloft. 1795 Standing Orders for Norwich 49 Open Pans, port Arms—inspect the Pans and Locks—carry Arms, shut Pans, order Arms, draw Ramrods. 1803 Compl. Drill Serjeant 18 In some regiments it is called porting arms or preparing for the charge. 1833 Regulations Instr. Cavalry i. i. 36 Officers recover swords with the first motion, and ‘Port’ them at the second. 1877 Field Exercise Infantry (rev. ed.) 374 On the approach of any person, the sentry will port Arms, and call out Halt, who comes there? 1976 A. Price War Game i. iv. 87 At the last moment they port their pikes—hold them up diagonally across their bodies—and then smack into each other. 1985 P. Hamilton West Pier I. i. 12 In the afternoon they were..made..to shoulder arms, present arms, port arms, form fours, right dress, stand at ease, etc. extracted from portv.² < n.1795 as lemmas
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port armsn.

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