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present arms

noun

  1. uncountable A position of salute in the manual of arms in which the gun is held in both hands vertically in front of the body, with the muzzle upward and the trigger side forward.

verb presents arms · presenting arms · presented arms

  1. To adopt such a position.

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noun a position of salute

Españolpresentar armas
한국어받들러 총 batdeureo chong
हिन्दीसलामी शस्त्र salāmī śastra
Portuguêsapresentar arma
Françaisprésentez armes
Deutschpräsentieren
Italianopresentatarm
Русскийна карау́л na karaúl

verb to adopt such a position

Españolpresentar armas
한국어받들어 총 batdeureo chong
हिन्दीसलामी शस्त्र salāmī śastra
Portuguêsapresentar arma
Françaisprésentez armes
Deutschpräsentieren
Italianopresentatarm
Русскийна карау́л na karaúl

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@misc{present_arms_2026,
  title = {present arms},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/present%20arms},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}