small arm (Meaning)
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small arm (n)
a portable gun
small arm
a firearm fired while held in the hands, a handheld firearm (such as a handgun or shoulder arm)
Synonyms & Antonyms of small arm
Synonyms:
- automatic
- flintlock
- repeater
- twenty-two
- piece
- gat
- harquebus
- assault rifle
- blunderbuss
- carbine
- forty-five
- matchlock
- fieldpiece
- roscoe
- breechloader
- smoothbore
- self-loader
- tommy gun
- firelock
- derringer
- sidearm
- semiautomatic
- AK-47
- rod
- six-shooter
- six-gun
- culverin
- .45
- musket
- submachine gun
- machine gun
- machine pistol
- assault weapon
- .22
- arquebus
small arm Sentence Examples
- The police officer aimed his small arm at the fleeing suspect.
- The soldier's small arm was a compact and versatile weapon.
- The hunter meticulously cleaned and oiled his small arm before each expedition.
- The small arm's magazine held enough ammunition for self-defense.
- The target practice course was designed specifically for small arms.
- The instructor demonstrated the proper handling and firing of a small arm.
- The shooting range was open to members of the public who had passed a small arms safety course.
- The tactical team used small arms to suppress enemy fire during the raid.
- The military developed new technologies to improve the accuracy and range of small arms.
- Despite their relatively small size, small arms can inflict significant damage.
FAQs About the word small arm
a portable guna firearm fired while held in the hands, a handheld firearm (such as a handgun or shoulder arm)
gun,firearm, zip gun, handgun, pistol,rifle, heat, shotgun, revolver, arm
No antonyms found.
The police officer aimed his small arm at the fleeing suspect.
The soldier's small arm was a compact and versatile weapon.
The hunter meticulously cleaned and oiled his small arm before each expedition.
The small arm's magazine held enough ammunition for self-defense.