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- [kahr-been, -bahyn]
- /ˈkɑr bin, -baɪn/
- /ˈkɑː.baɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kahr-been, -bahyn]
- /ˈkɑr bin, -baɪn/
Definitions of carbine word
- countable noun carbine A carbine is a light automatic rifle. 3
- noun carbine a light automatic or semiautomatic rifle of limited range 3
- noun carbine a light short-barrelled shoulder rifle formerly used by cavalry 3
- noun carbine a rifle with a short barrel, orig. for use by cavalry 3
- noun carbine a light, semiautomatic or automatic rifle of relatively limited range 3
- noun carbine a light, gas-operated semiautomatic rifle. 1
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Origin of carbine
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; earlier carabine < Middle French: small harquebus, weapon borne by a carabin a lightly armed cavalryman, compared with (e)scarabin gravedigger for plague victims (< Provençal, akin to French escarbot cockchafer, dung beetle ≪ Latin scarabaeus scarab), though semantic change is unclear
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Parts of speech for Carbine
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pronoun
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carbine popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
carbine usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for carbine
noun carbine
- rifle — a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.
- weapon — any instrument or device for use in attack or defense in combat, fighting, or war, as a sword, rifle, or cannon.
- firearm — a small arms weapon, as a rifle or pistol, from which a projectile is fired by gunpowder.
- fusil — a light flintlock musket.
- gun — Also called gin rummy. a variety of rummy for two players, in which a player with 10 or fewer points in unmatched cards can end the game by laying down the hand.
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