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Carbine — [lateinisch], 1) Bezeichnung für die Moleküle einer Kohlenstoffmodifikation, bestehend aus C Ketten mit abwechselnden Einfach und Dreifachbindungen, »Polyacetylene«, (C ≡ C )n. Carbine wurden u. a. in Kometen und planetarischem Nebeln… … Universal-Lexikon
Carbine — Car bine, n. [F. carbine, OF. calabrin carabineer (cf. Ot. calabrina a policeman), fr. OF & Pr. calabre, OF. cable, chable, an engine of war used in besieging, fr. LL. chadabula, cabulus, a kind of projectile machine, fr. Gr. ? a throwing down,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
carbine — index gun Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
carbine — ► NOUN 1) a light automatic rifle. 2) historical a short rifle or musket used by cavalry. ORIGIN French carabine, from carabin mounted musketeer … English terms dictionary
carbine — [kär′bīn΄, kär′bēn΄] n. [Fr carabine < carabin, mounted rifleman < OFr escarrabin, corpse bearer during the plague (lit., prob. “carrion beetle,” used as epithet for archers from Flanders) < scarabée: see SCARAB] 1. a rifle with a short… … English World dictionary
Carbine — A carbine is a firearm similar to a rifle or musket, but generally shorter and of lesser power. Many carbines, especially modern designs, were developed from rifles, being essentially shortened versions of full rifles firing the same ammunition,… … Wikipedia
carbine — /kahr been, buyn/, n. 1. a light, gas operated semiautomatic rifle. 2. (formerly) a short rifle used in the cavalry. [1595 1605; earlier carabine < MF: small harquebus, weapon borne by a carabin a lightly armed cavalryman, compared with… … Universalium
Carbine — Recorded in several forms including Carabine, Carbin, Carbine, Carben, Carbon (English), Carabin, Carabina (France), Carabini (Italian and Spanish), and others, this is a surname of appatently French origins. It is claimed to describe a horse… … Surnames reference
carbine — UK [ˈkɑː(r)baɪn] / US [ˈkɑrˌbaɪn] noun [countable] Word forms carbine : singular carbine plural carbines a short light rifle … English dictionary
carbine — [[t]kɑ͟ː(r)baɪn, AM bi͟ːn[/t]] carbines N COUNT A carbine is a light automatic rifle … English dictionary
