stand-to-armsn.

Brit.

/ˌstan(d)tʊˈɑːmz/, U.S.

/ˌstæn(d)tʊˈɑrmz/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to stand to arms at arms n. Phrases 1k.

Etymology: < to stand to arms at arms n. Phrases 1k. Compare later stand-to n.

Military.

The action of standing in battle order with arms presented, in readiness for combat; (also) a period of this. Cf. to stand to arms at arms n. Phrases 1k, stand-to n.

ΚΠ

1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. III. vii. iii. 416 Whereupon also, on the Republican side, there will be rapid stand-to-arms.

1915 A. D. Gillespie Let. 11 Mar. in Lett. from Flanders (1916) 43 As I write, during the evening ‘stand to arms’, the birds are all singing in spite of the sniping.

2012 Ararat (Austral.) Advertiser (Nexis) 24 Apr. 12 The second service will be a Stand-to-Arms at the Cenotaph from 9am, followed by a march to the Memorial Hall for a remembrance service.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	stand-to-arms
释义	stand-to-armsn. Brit. /ˌstan(d)tʊˈɑːmz/, U.S. /ˌstæn(d)tʊˈɑrmz/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to stand to arms at arms n. Phrases 1k. Etymology: < to stand to arms at arms n. Phrases 1k. Compare later stand-to n. Military. The action of standing in battle order with arms presented, in readiness for combat; (also) a period of this. Cf. to stand to arms at arms n. Phrases 1k, stand-to n. ΚΠ 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. III. vii. iii. 416 Whereupon also, on the Republican side, there will be rapid stand-to-arms. 1915 A. D. Gillespie Let. 11 Mar. in Lett. from Flanders (1916) 43 As I write, during the evening ‘stand to arms’, the birds are all singing in spite of the sniping. 2012 Ararat (Austral.) Advertiser (Nexis) 24 Apr. 12 The second service will be a Stand-to-Arms at the Cenotaph from 9am, followed by a march to the Memorial Hall for a remembrance service. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.1837
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