- carbine car·bine n
- ['kɒːbaɪn]
carabina
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
carbine car·bine n
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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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
carbine — car|bine [ˈka:baın US ˈka:r ] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: carabine, from carabin soldier with a gun ] a short light ↑rifle … Dictionary of contemporary English
carbine — car|bine [ kar,baın ] noun count a short light RIFLE … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
carbine — car·bine … English syllables
carbine — car•bine [[t]ˈkɑr bin, baɪn[/t]] n. 1) mil a light, gas operated semiautomatic rifle 2) mil any of various short barreled muskets or rifles used, orig. by cavalry troops, since c1600 • Etymology: 1595–1605; < MF carabine … From formal English to slang
car|a|bine — «KAR uh byn», noun. = carbine. (Cf. ↑carbine) … Useful english dictionary
Carabine — Car a*bine (k[a^]r [.a]*b[imac]n), n. (Mil.) A carbine. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
