- small arms
- Man portable, individual, and crew-served weapon systems used mainly against personnel and lightly armored or unarmored equipment.
Military dictionary. 2000.
small arms
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Small arms — Arms Arms, n. pl. [OE. armes, F. arme, pl. armes, fr. L. arma, pl., arms, orig. fittings, akin to armus shoulder, and E. arm. See {Arm}, n.] 1. Instruments or weapons of offense or defense. [1913 Webster] He lays down his arms, but not his wiles … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Small arms — Small Small (sm[add]l), a. [Compar. {Smaller}; superl. {Smallest}.] [OE. small, AS. sm[ae]l; akin to D. smal narrow, OS. & OHG. smal small, G. schmal narrow, Dan. & Sw. smal, Goth. smals small, Icel. smali smal cattle, sheep, or goats; cf. Gr.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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small arms — n. firearms of small caliber, held in the hand or hands when fired, as pistols, rifles, etc. * * * … Universalium
small arms — n. firearms of small caliber, held in the hand or hands when fired, as pistols, rifles, etc … English World dictionary
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small arms — ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ portable firearms … English terms dictionary
small arms — N PLURAL Small arms are guns that are light and easy to carry. The two sides exchanged small arms fire for about three hours. Syn: handgun … English dictionary
small arms — Gun Gun (g[u^]n), n. [OE. gonne, gunne; of uncertain origin; cf. Ir., Gael., & LL. gunna, W. gum; possibly (like cannon) fr. L. canna reed, tube; or abbreviated fr. OF. mangonnel, E. mangonel, a machine for hurling stones.] 1. A weapon which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
