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small arm in American Englishnoun(Usually, small arms) a firearm designed to be held in one or both hands while being fired: in the U.S. the term is applied to weapons of a caliber of up to one in. (2.5 cm) Derived forms small-armed adjective Examples of 'small arm' in a sentencesmall arm Sporadic small-arms fire and rocket attacks continued late into the morning.The trucks were still taking small arms fire, sending rounds pinging down the road.Twenty minutes later gunfire started outside our room, semi-automatics and small arms.When this plan was thwarted, however, they turned to 'less desirable' small arms.The training would include instruction in small arms, infantry tactics and medical skills. |