| 单词 | to ground arms |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto ground arms b. to ground arms (Military): to lay one's arms upon the ground, esp. as an act of surrender. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defeat > suffer defeat [verb (transitive)] > surrender (a town, etc.) yield1297 ayield1450 render1481 surrender1509 capitulate1610 to lay down (one's) arms1659 to ground arms1855 1711 Mil. & Sea Dict. (ed. 4) i, at Straw A word of Command, to dismiss the Soldiers when they have grounded their Arms. 1802 C. James New Mil. Dict. Ground arms, a word of command on which the soldiers lay down their arms upon the ground. This word of command has been exploded since the introduction of the new exercise. Soldiers are now ordered to pile arms. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. xiii. 325 Every burgher who should anywhere meet a person wearing the Macdonald tartan should ground arms, in token of submission. 1874 Rifle Exercises & Musketry Instructions 58 Ground Arms—Turn the rifle on the heel, lock to the rear, sink the body, bending both knees; and place the rifle flat on the ground. 1884 M. Thornhill Pers. Adventures Indian Mutiny ii. 13 Eventually the native officer ordered the guard to ground their arms, and allowed us to enter the office. < as lemmas |
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