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  • noun Plural form of carbine.

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Examples

  • We could even resurrect the old joke about the barely used carbines from the Italian army.

    Edwards: If Rudy Embraces Bush, Then "He'll Never Be President" 2009

  • We could even resurrect the old joke about the barely used carbines from the Italian army.

    Edwards: If Rudy Embraces Bush, Then "He'll Never Be President" 2009

  • There were also small contracts for equipment, such as rental of pistols and "carbines" and purchase of ammunition for the guns.

    canada.com Top Stories 2010

  • I should add, three of these (deer) rifles are carbines.

    what's your opinion? 2009

  • I should add, three of these (deer) rifles are carbines.

    what's your opinion? 2009

  • Buford deftly employed his small command of dismounted horsemen and their fast-shooting carbines at each crest, retarding the approach of the more powerful and numerous Confederate infantry until the first Federal reinforcements arrived to open the three-day slugfest that followed.

    Refighting the Battle of Gettysburg Thomas Donnelly 2011

  • They carried a variety of weapons, too: M-4 carbines, Bizon submachine guns, AK-47 rifles.

    The Omega Theory Mark Alpert 2011

  • The four men turned, aiming their M-4 carbines at him.

    Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011

  • Nicodemus and two other True Believers stood in front of the dark rectangle, cradling their carbines.

    The Omega Theory Mark Alpert 2011

  • Once the Union armed its cavalrymen with repeating carbines this combination of firepower, speed, and mobility elevated the prowess of the mounted army and transformed the cavalry.

    Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011

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