CARBINE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Light automatic rifle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("carbine" is a kind of...):

rifle (a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore)

Derivation:

carabineer (a soldier (historically a mounted soldier) who is armed with a carbine)

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