at the high port

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. edat öbeği Held with two hands as in "port arms", but carried well above the head. The high port is often the position taught for running (at the double) or charging.

   “I raced across the desert, rifle above my head at the high-port. A man screamed, and throwing up his hands, rolled head over heels. I jumped over him and kept on running.”

2. edat öbeği Sticking up; (of hair, etc) standing up at a marked angle.

   “I have seen no more romantic figure than Stewart Carter, his head and shoulders wrapped in a flaming red head-scarf, moustaches at the high port, crouched fanatically over the steering-wheel of a stripped-down Land Rover.”

3. edat öbeği Held in front of the body, especially in an authoritative or aggressive way.

   “Thomas Tring, emerging with violin in left hand and bow vertical at the high port in his right, looked about Clark's age, had a long head with thin untidy hair round a clear parting. His accompanist, two yards behind, was ruddy-faced with glasses [...]”

4. edat öbeği At once, quickly; unhesitatingly, vigorously.

   “Eventually he went off, still bubbling with enthusiasm. When his motorbike was out of earshot I went to look for Smithy. He must have taken off smartly at the high port as soon as he saw Elmer but I ran him down in the end.”

5. edat öbeği Positioned ready for immediate use.

   “Two seconds later Charlie comes out with his hand at the high port, ready for shaking.”