Carbines
[kɑ:bainz]
Examples
- A smaller size, called _carbines_, were used by the mounted troops. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- A boat was dispatched to the cruiser for provisions, ammunition, and carbines; the men were already armed with revolvers. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- They were all out of the cave now, standing there with the carbines and with grenades on their belts. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- His new men were standing in a group by themselves leaning on their carbines. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Remington took over the contract and the machinery, added to his power, secured by putting in another water race, erected the building now known as the Old Armory, and made the carbines. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Their carbines were clipped to the frame of the bicycles. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Four other carabinieri stood near the questioning officers, leaning on their carbines. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
Edited by Barrett