port arms noun 1verb 1forms 3 noun1 •The position of a weapon carried diagonally in front of the body.I think we have to bear in mind that he'd been wrestled with, shot at, been in a wild chase, and now he's being confronted with a person carrying an automatic weapon at port arms. — 1989 verb1 •To carry one's personal firearm diagonally in front of the body. formsported arms · porting arms · ports arms
