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Definition of CARBINE

Carbine
Carbine Car"bine, n. [F. carbine, OF. calabrin carabineer (cf. Ot. calabrina a policeman), fr. OF & Pr. calabre, OF. cable, chable, an engine of war used in besieging, fr. LL. chadabula, cabulus, a kind of projectile machine, fr. Gr. ? a throwing down, fr. ? to throw; ? down + ? to throw. Cf. Parable.] (Mil.) A short, light musket or rifle, esp. one used by mounted soldiers or cavalry.

Meaning of CARBINE from wikipedia

- A carbine (/ˈkɑːrbiːn/ KAR-been or /ˈkɑːrbaɪn/ KAR-byn) is a long gun that has a barrel shortened from its original length. Most modern carbines are rifles...
- The M1 carbine (formally the United States carbine, caliber .30, M1) is a lightweight semi-automatic carbine chambered in the .30 carbine (7.62×33mm) cartridge...
- The M4 carbine (officially Carbine, Caliber 5.56 mm, M4) is a 5.56×45mm NATO ****ault rifle developed in the United States during the 1980s. It is a shortened...
- up carbine in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A carbine is a long arm firearm with a shortened barrel. The word may also refer to: John Carbine (1855–1915)...
- The .30 carbine (7.62×33mm) is a rimless carbine/rifle cartridge used in the M1 carbine introduced in the 1940s. It is a light rifle round designed to...
- The Hi-Point carbine is a series of pistol-caliber carbines manufactured by Hi-Point Firearms. Their polymer and alloy construction and simple direct blowback...
- romanized: Samozaryadny karabin sistemy Simonova, lit. 'self-loading carbine of the Simonov system') is a semi-automatic rifle designed by Soviet small...
- general way to serve the same purpose as the U.S. carbine" and was in many ways inferior to the M1 carbine, and was of "little importance". After World War...
- M44 pattern stocks. The M38 was replaced by the M44 carbine in 1944. Model 1944 Carbine: This carbine was introduced into service in late 1944 (with 50...
- A carbine (/ˈkɑːrbiːn/ or /ˈkɑːrbaɪn/), from French carabine, is a long arm firearm but with a shorter barrel than a rifle or musket. Many carbines are...