carbine
/ˈkɑɹ.bin/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.83 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- ""Caught at last, and by those rascally Roundheads, whom you call patriots and saints, in a few minutes more I shall be shot—that is, if their clumsy carbines take good aim—to be sure they can fire near enough their mark not to miss..."
- "The lock-up was upstairs, a cage surrounded by six-inch wooden bars, guarded by a constable armed with a carbine."
- "Inside the wall they found "a small cannon aimed at the entrance of the gate, and all along the street soldiers were stationed and a few on horseback were riding up and down. One of these had his carbine strapped on his back, and swung under his arm was a three-foot beheading sword wrapped in red cloth. That section had been terrorized by robbers, and they were prepared.""
- "The man who fired the carbine, who fired the gun with the scope, who brought the lead horse down, was discovered sitting cross-legged in a cargo van."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkɑɹ.bin/
- British English: /ˈkɑː.biːn/