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carbine

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Weapons
car·bine /ˈkɑːbaɪn $ ˈkɑːr-/ noun [countable]  PMWa short light rifle 卡宾枪
Examples from the Corpus
carbineTheir weapons were just as fantastically varied: M-2 carbines.The officer, placed toward the middle of the group, carries binoculars and a carbine.The boy came in through the back carrying Russell's blanket roll and carbine and put them down on the passenger bench.He made him fling away his carbine.The Dragoon dropped the carbine and fumbled for his sword which hung from its wrist strap.They thrust their carbines into the bucket holsters on their saddles and dragged out their long straight-bladed swords.We have now used the general approach in refs 2 and 3 to place yttrium carbine into nanotubes.
Origin carbine (1600-1700) French carabine, from carabin soldier with a gun
car·bine nounChineseSyllable
a light rifle short Corpus


carbine
carbine /ˈkɑːbaɪn $ ˈkɑːr-/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: French
 Origin: carabine, from carabin 'soldier with a gun'
a short light rifle


car·bineBrE /ˈkɑːbaɪn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkɑːrbaɪn/ 🔊 nouna short light rifle 卡宾枪