MANUAL OF ARMS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does manual of arms mean? 

• MANUAL OF ARMS (noun)
  The noun MANUAL OF ARMS has 1 sense:

1. (military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle

  Familiarity information: MANUAL OF ARMS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MANUAL OF ARMS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

manual; manual of arms

Hypernyms ("manual of arms" is a kind of...):

drill; exercise; practice; practice session; recitation (systematic training by multiple repetitions)

Meronyms (parts of "manual of arms"):

order arms (a position in the manual of arms; the rifle is held vertically on the right side with the butt on the ground; often used as a command)

Domain category:

armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)