English Dictionary

parade rest

名詞

アメリカ英語 不可算名詞

(US, military) A position of rest in which the feet are 12 inches apart and the hands clasped behind the back, or the left hand is behind the back and the right hand holds the rifle with its butt on the ground.

日本語の意味

軍隊における休止の姿勢。具体的には、足を約30センチ（12インチ）間隔に開き、両手を背後で組むか、左手を背後に回し、右手で銃の銃床を地面に当てる姿勢を指す。

During the inspection, the platoon was ordered into parade rest, standing with their feet twelve inches apart and their hands clasped behind their backs.

点検の間、小隊は休めの姿勢を命じられ、足を約30センチ離し、両手を背中で組んで立っていた。

意味（1）

(US, military) A position of rest in which the feet are 12 inches apart and the hands clasped behind the back, or the left hand is behind the back and the right hand holds the rifle with its butt on the ground.

[…] no audible or visible order was given, but the ten thousand soldiers executed the movement of parade rest as a man.