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 — 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 —   [lateinisch],    1) Bezeichnung für die Moleküle einer Kohlenstoffmodifikation, bestehend aus C Ketten mit abwechselnden Einfach und Dreifachbindungen, »Polyacetylene«, (C ≡ C )n. Carbine wurden u. a. in Kometen und planetarischem Nebeln… …   Universal-Lexikon

carbine — ˈkɑ:baɪn сущ. карабин (военное) карабин …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

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