carbine
IPA: kˈɑrbaɪn
noun
- A rifle with a short barrel.
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Examples of "carbine" in Sentences
- The carbine used paper ammunition.
- In 1938 testing of the carbine ended.
- The carbine operates by direct blowback.
- The 1873 carbine was a thunderous weapon.
- Effect of the carbine on Burnside's career.
- It is a carbine of modern design, weighing.
- Their weapons included a bandolier and carbine.
- A carbine or is a firearm similar to a rifle or musket.
- For weapons they used a bandolier; a bayonet; and a carbine.
- One of the more unusual classes of carbine is the pistol caliber carbine.