SMALLARMS

Small arms

Small arms is a term used by military armed forces of the world to denote infantry weapons an individual soldier may carry. The description is usually limited to revolvers, pistols, carbines, rifles, shotguns, submachine guns, assault rifles, squad automatic weapons, and general-purpose machine guns. Also, grenade launchers and certain hand-held antitank weapons may be considered small arms, depending on the armed force.

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small arms

Noun

  1. firearms designed to be carried and fired by a single person; often held in the hand
    The helicopter was attacked by small arms fire.


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