Definitions for carbine
ˈkɑr bin, -baɪncar·bine

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. carbinenoun

   light automatic rifle

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. carbinenoun

   A smaller lighter version of an existing rifle with a shortened barrel.

2. Etymology: From carabine

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Carabine, Carbinenoun

   A small sort of fire-arm, shorter than a fusil, and carrying a ball of twenty-four in the pound, hung by the light horse at a belt over the left shoulder. It is a kind of medium between the pistol and the musket, having its barrel two foot and a half long.

   Etymology: carabine, Fr.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Carbine

   A carbine ( or ) is a long gun that has a barrel shortened from its original length. Most modern carbines are rifles that are compact versions of a longer rifle or are rifles chambered for less powerful cartridges. The smaller size and lighter weight of carbines make them easier to handle. They are typically issued to high-mobility troops such as special operations soldiers and paratroopers, as well as to mounted, artillery, logistics, or other non-infantry personnel whose roles do not require full-sized rifles, although there is a growing tendency for carbines to be issued to front-line soldiers to offset the increasing weight of other issued equipment. An example of this is the U.S. Army's M4 carbine, which is standard issue.

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1. carbine

   A carbine is a type of firearm that is shorter than a standard rifle or musket. They are typically used in situations where long-range accuracy is less important than mobility and ease of handling, such as by cavalry, mobile infantry, special forces, and in policing contexts.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Carbinenoun

   a short, light musket or rifle, esp. one used by mounted soldiers or cavalry

2. Etymology: [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, fr. to throw; down + to throw. Cf. Parable.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Carbine

   A carbine, from French carabine, is a longarm similar to — but shorter than — a rifle or musket. Many carbines are shortened versions of full rifles, firing the same ammunition at a lower muzzle velocity due to a shorter barrel length. The smaller size and lighter weight of carbines makes them easier to handle. They are typically issued to high-mobility troops such as special-operations soldiers and paratroopers, as well as to mounted, supply, or other non-infantry personnel whose roles do not require full-sized rifles.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Carbine

   kär′bīn, n. a short light musket—also Car′abine.—ns. Carbineer′, Carabineer′, a soldier armed with a carbine. [Fr. carabine, O. Fr. calabrin, a carbineer—calabre, a machine for casting stones—Low L. chadabula, Gr. katabolē, overthrow. Thus Diez; Littré thinks calabrin from Calabrian.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. carbine

   A fire-arm of less length and weight than a musket, originally carrying a smaller ball, though latterly, for the convenience of the supply of ammunition, throwing the same bullet as the musket, though with a smaller charge. It has been proper to mounted troops since about A.D. 1556, and has been preferred to the musket as a weapon for the tops of ships as well as boats.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. carbine

   A short light musket, used by cavalry. It is so called from a kind of light horse (Carabins), whose weapon it was. They were employed by Henry II. of France in 1559.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CARBINE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Carbine is ranked #53913 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Carbine surname appeared 383 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Carbine.
   
   93.9% or 360 total occurrences were White.
   4.4% or 17 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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1. • Rifle

Anagrams for carbine »

1. brace in

How to pronounce carbine?

1. Alex

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of carbine in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of carbine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=carbine
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Carbine
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=carbine
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbine
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carbine
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=carbine
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=carbine
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=carbine
10. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
11. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html