carbine
car·bine
carbine · carbines
карабин
Karabiner
A rifle with a short barrelA rifle with a short barrel.
UK/ˈkɑː.biːn/US/ˈkɑɹ.bin/
» Kalman laid down his carbine.
Amastan · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesA rifle with a short barrel.
Karabiner
караби́нkarabín
light automatic rifle
Examples
1 sentencesKalman laid down his carbine.
Translations
8 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
weapon similar to a rifle but much shorter in length:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
weapon similar to a rifle but much shorter in length:
Origin
Ca. 1600, from French carabine. Doublet of carabine.Ca. 1600, from French carabine. Doublet of carabine.
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Forms
plural: carbinesWord family
4 related wordsRelatedcarabineer