port arms

Noun

uncountable

(military) The position of a weapon carried diagonally in front of the body.

Japanese Meaning

（軍事用語）体の斜め前に武器を構える姿勢。

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The platoon stood at port arms while the commander inspected their rifles.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

小隊は指揮官が点検する間、銃を斜めに体の前で構える姿勢で立っていた。

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(military) The position of a weapon carried diagonally in front of the body.

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.

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