WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
or′der arms′, 
    1. Military(in the manual of arms in close-order drill) a position in which the rifle is held at the right side, with its butt on the ground.
    2. Military(as an interjection) the command to move the rifle to this position.
    • 1835–45


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