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under arms

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  1. under armsadverb

    armed and prepared for fighting

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  1. Under arms

    Under arms describes a state of military readiness (actual or ceremonial). Typically, troops are considered "under arms" when they are in uniform, on duty, and carrying a weapon (rifle, side-arm, or sword), as opposed to being in uniform, on duty, but not carrying a weapon. Soldiers not actually carrying a weapon but wearing a service belt or web gear associated with carrying weapons may be considered to be symbolically "under arms".Soldiers normally remove headgear while indoors; however, soldiers who are under arms normally wear their headgear indoors, with a few exceptions.

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  1. under arms

    "Under arms" refers to a state in which military personnel are equipped with their weapons and ready for combat or active service. It can also mean in a state of readiness or preparedness for conflict or war.

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  1. Under arms

    Under Arms describes a state of military readiness. Typically, troops are considered "Under Arms" when they are in uniform, on duty, and carrying a weapon, as opposed to being in uniform, on duty, but not carrying a weapon.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of under arms in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of under arms in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of under arms in a Sentence

  1. Kurt Vonnegut:

    I was taught in the sixth grade that we had a standing army of just over a hundred thousand men and that the generals had nothing to say about what was done in Washington. I was taught to be proud of that and to pity Europe for having more than a million men under arms and spending all their money on airplanes and tanks. I simply never unlearned junior civics. I still believe in it. I got a very good grade.


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