单词 | carbine |
释义 | carbine/ˈkɑːbʌɪn /noun 1A light automatic rifle.By simply changing the barrel or adding a bipod the AUG can change from a conventional rifle to an assault rifle, carbine, or light machine gun....
1.1 historical A short rifle or musket used by cavalry.The infantry of both armies in the Civil War for the first time used muzzle-loading rifled muskets, while cavalry with breech-loading carbines fought dismounted....
OriginEarly 17th century: from French carabine, from carabin 'mounted musketeer', of unknown origin. |
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