Usually means: Secondary weapon carried by personnel.
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  1. side arm: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. side arm: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. side arm: Vocabulary.com
  4. side-arm: Wordnik
  5. side arm: Wiktionary
  6. side arm: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. side arm: Dictionary.com
  8. side arm: Rhymezone
  9. side arm: FreeDictionary.org
  10. side arm: Mnemonic Dictionary
  11. side arm: TheFreeDictionary.com

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(Note: See side_arming as well.)

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noun:  Alternative spelling of sidearm [A personal weapon, such as a handgun or sword, carried on the hip in a belt, sheath, holster, etc., for rapid access.]

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