sidearm

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side·arm /ˈsaɪd-ɑːm $ -ɑːrm/ noun [countable]  PMWWEAPONa weapon carried or worn at someone’s side, for example a gun or sword 〔佩带在腰间的〕随身武器

Examples from the Corpus

sidearm• She unbuttoned his holster, and took out his sidearm.• Not many people had grenades, and many relied on sidearms.• She had forgotten the sidearm, which she had kept sand-free but not discharged in months.• He had expected the men and women in uniforms, the sidearms and AK47s.

side·arm nounChineseSyllable  

carried for someone’s side, a weapon Corpus at or worn

sidearm
side‧arm /ˈsaɪd-ɑːm $ -ɑːrm/ noun [countable]
a weapon carried or worn at someone’s side, for example a gun or sword