car·bine

car·bine
/ˈkɑɚˌbiːn, ˈkɑɚˌbaın/ noun, pl -bines [count]
: a short, light rifle

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  • car|bine — «KAHR byn, been», noun. 1. a short, light, automatic or semiautomatic rifle of relatively great power but short range. 2. a short barreled rifle or musket formerly used in the cavalry. Also, carabin, carabine. ╂[< French carabine a small… …   Useful english dictionary

  • bine — ba·bine; bear·bine; bine; car·bine; com·bine·ment; cor·y·bul·bine; tur·bine; un·com·bine; yo·him·bine; zal·cit·a·bine; col·um·bine; com·bine; con·cu·bine; bell·bine; …   English syllables

  • car|a|bine — «KAR uh byn», noun. = carbine. (Cf. ↑carbine) …   Useful english dictionary

  • car — CAR1, cari, s.m. Nume dat mai multor specii de insecte mici dăunătoare, din ordinul coleopterelor, cu corpul păros şi cu picioarele scurte, care trăiesc în lemn şi se hrănesc cu acesta. – lat. carius (= caries). Trimis de valeriu, 30.10.2008.… …   Dicționar Român

  • carbine — car·bine …   English syllables

  • 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 [[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

  • 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

  • Machine Robo Mugenbine — The current logo of the Machine Robo Mugenbine toyline. Machine Robo Mugenbine (マシンロボムゲンバイン?), also called Multiple General Node Combine System …   Wikipedia

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