Carbine

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A lightweight rifle with a short barrel.
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  • n. A smaller lighter version of an existing rifle with a shortened barrel.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A short, light musket or rifle, esp. one used by mounted soldiers or cavalry.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A soldier armed with a carbine; a carbineer; a musketeer.
  • n. In the sixteenth century, a firearm; one of the many names given to the lighter form of harquebuse.
  • n. In modern times, a short rifle, especially one adapted to the use of mounted troops.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. light automatic rifle
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    rifle   
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    musket    sabre    blaster    shotgun    revolver   
     
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