carbine

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

carbine — noun карабин …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

carbine — 1> воен. карабин …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

carbine — index gun Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

Carbine — A carbine is a firearm similar to a rifle or musket, but generally shorter and of lesser power. Many carbines, especially modern designs, were developed from rifles, being essentially shortened versions of full rifles firing the same ammunition,… …   Wikipedia

carbine — /kahr been, buyn/, n. 1. a light, gas operated semiautomatic rifle. 2. (formerly) a short rifle used in the cavalry. [1595 1605; earlier carabine < MF: small harquebus, weapon borne by a carabin a lightly armed cavalryman, compared with… …   Universalium

carbine — noun Etymology: French carabine, from Middle French carabin carabineer Date: 1592 1. a short barreled lightweight firearm originally used by cavalry 2. a light short barreled repeating rifle that is used as a supplementary military arm or for …   New Collegiate Dictionary

carbine — ископаемый уголь …   Англо-русский геологический словарь

carbine — 1) карабин 2) карабинный …   Англо-русский технический словарь

carbine — 1) Общая лексика: карабин 2) Геология: ископаемый уголь 3) Устаревшее слово: животный уголь 4) Сельское хозяйство: барбан, карбин 5) Оружейное производство: облегчённая винтовка с относительно коротким стволом, укороченная винтовка …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь