Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A lightweight rifle with a short barrel.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A soldier armed with a carbine; a carbineer; a musketeer.
- noun In the sixteenth century, a firearm; one of the many names given to the lighter form of harquebuse.
- noun In modern times, a short rifle, especially one adapted to the use of mounted troops.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Mil.) A short, light musket or rifle, esp. one used by mounted soldiers or cavalry.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A smaller lighter version of an existing rifle with a shortened barrel.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun light automatic rifle
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Lee Harvey Oswald was considered responsible for assassinating the president with a 6. 5mm Italian carbine from the Texas School Book Depository.
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Lee Harvey Oswald was considered responsible for assassinating the president with a 6. 5mm Italian carbine from the Texas School Book Depository.
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To answer your question, in my opinion, a carbine is generally not quite as accurate as a longer rifle but it is plenty accurate for deer hunting and often may offer the hunter better maneuverability and lighter weight to their advantage; especially in your case.
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Lee Harvey Oswald was considered responsible for assassinating the president with a 6. 5mm Italian carbine from the Texas School Book Depository.
Athletes That Should Join Plaxico Burress in Prison | myFiveBest 2009
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Lee Harvey Oswald was considered responsible for assassinating the president with a 6. 5mm Italian carbine from the Texas School Book Depository.
Alternate Realities: What if Lee Harvey Oswald had missed? | myFiveBest 2010
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I will go with those who agree that the .30 M1 carbine is a fun plinker.
Fun Guns 2009
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To answer your question, in my opinion, a carbine is generally not quite as accurate as a longer rifle but it is plenty accurate for deer hunting and often may offer the hunter better maneuverability and lighter weight to their advantage; especially in your case.
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I will go with those who agree that the .30 M1 carbine is a fun plinker.
Fun Guns 2009
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Lee Harvey Oswald was considered responsible for assassinating the president with a 6. 5mm Italian carbine from the Texas School Book Depository.
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Dave, That little carbine is a handy little gun for it intended purpose.
Imagine This: If old guns could talk, what stories would they tell us? 2006
chained_bear commented on the word carbine
Usage/description on carabine. Compare carabineer.
October 10, 2008