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Definition of: carbine
(kär′bīn, -bēn) noun Mil.
A light, short–barreled rifle originally devised for mounted troops. A magazine–fed, gas–operated carbine weighing about five pounds was adopted in the United States in World War II for certain ranks previously armed with pistols. Also spelled carabin, carabine. [<F carabine]
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