carbine

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carbine

/ˈkɑː.biːn/ UK
/ˈkɑː.baɪ̯n/ UK
/ˈkɑɹ.bin/ US
/ˈkɑɹ.baɪ̯n/ US

Sounds like carbene (one pronunciation) · Rhymes with -iːn, -aɪn

Where it comes from

Ca. 1600, from French carabine. Doublet of carabine.

noun carbines · carabin · carabine

A rifle with a short barrel. "Caught at last, and by those rascally Roundheads, whom you call patriots and saints, in a few minutes more I shall be shot—that is, if their clumsy carbines take good aim—to be sure they can fire near enough their mark not to miss...

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noun weapon similar to a rifle but much shorter in length

Español	carabina
한국어	카빈총 kabinchong, 카빈 kabin
日本語	カービン kābin, 騎兵銃 kiheijū, 騎銃 kijū
中文	卡賓槍 /卡宾枪 kǎbīnqiāng
Português	carabina
Français	carabine
Deutsch	Karabiner
Italiano	carabina
Ελληνικά	καραμπίνα karampína
Română	carabină
Русский	караби́н karabín

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@misc{carbine_2026,
  title = {carbine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/carbine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}