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in arms

in arms prepositional phrase: in combat, at war.

Prepositional phrase

  1. In combat, at war.
    • It is worthy of remark, especially on the part of those who realize that the sword fits the hand of the Church and that Catholicism is never more alive than when it is in arms, I say it is worthy of remark by these that Spain and Portugal through the very greatness of an experience still recent...1920, Hilaire Belloc, Europe and the Faith

Words formed from in arms

Questions about in arms

What does in arms mean?
In arms means in combat, at war.
What part of speech is in arms?
In arms is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in arms in the dictionary

  1. in any shape or form
  2. in any way, shape or form
  3. in any way, shape, or form
  4. in anyone's book
  5. in anyway, shape, or form
  6. in arms
  7. in articulo mortis
  8. in as much as
  9. in at the death
  10. in at the deep end
  11. in attendance

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