small arms

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small arms

noun small arm

plural, plural normally Firearms designed to be carried and fired by a single person, and often held in the hand. The helicopter was attacked by small arms fire.

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noun firearms designed to be carried and fired by a single person

Español	armas pequeñas
日本語	小火器 shōkaki
中文	輕兵器 /轻兵器 qīngbīngqì, 輕武器 /轻武器 qīngwǔqì, 輕型武器 /轻型武器 qīngxíng wǔqì, 小型武器 xiǎoxíng wǔqì
Kiswahili	silaha ndogo ndogo
Français	petites armes
Deutsch	Kleinwaffe
Русский	стрелко́вое ору́жие strelkóvoje orúžije

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@misc{small_arms_2026,
  title = {small arms},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/small%20arms},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}