present arms
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“I gave the command to present arms, and we raised our sabers for Kennedy to walk under, like a tunnel,” Broadus said.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 25, 2013
In return, other nations, including Russia, would have to promise to submit to real international control of atomic energy, and to spend two-thirds of their present arms budgets for "constructive ends."
From Time Magazine Archive
Although no parade had been scheduled, seven military bands and guards of honor at "present arms" flanked the four-mile route.
From Time Magazine Archive
At a booming command, some 4,800 white-gloved hands snapped 2,400 rifles to "present arms."
From Time Magazine Archive
The guard always present arms when a member of the royal family passes by--watch them.
From On the Heights A Novel by Berthold Auerbach
