Get to know Carbine better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like rifle.
Carbine meaning
A rifle with a short barrel.
Synonyms of Carbine
Using Carbine
- The main meaning on this page is: A rifle with a short barrel.
- Useful related words include: rifle.
- In the example corpus, carbine often appears in combinations such as: the carbine, carbine has, carbine was.
Context around Carbine
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 11 start, 6 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Carbine
- In this selection, "carbine" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, m4a1, springfield, caliber, outwardly, extractor and issued stand out and add context to how "carbine" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1873 springfield carbine issued to and built including carbine and light. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "carbine" sits close to words such as abortive, adel and agonising, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with carbine
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The carbine’s geometry was praised. (6 words)
This gives a unit better range than the carbine. (9 words)
Ruger PC Carbine 9mm with Law Enforcement blue line memorial flag of stock. (13 words)
According to the specifications laid down by the army, the assault rifle has to have a range of 500 m and weigh not more than 4 kilos, while the carbine has to have a range of 200 m and weight should not exceed 3 kilos. (45 words)
Malfunction of the Springfield Carbine extractor mechanism The question as to whether the reported malfunction of the Model 1873 Springfield carbine issued to the 7th Cavalry contributed to their defeat has been debated for years. (35 words)
The carbine, a smaller and more lightweight type of rifle, weighs just over six-and-a-half pounds, and can fire up to 1000 rounds per minute. (27 words)
Example sentences (20)
The new Ruger Pistol Caliber Carbine (PC Carbine) outwardly resembles the venerable Ruger 10/22 rifle with a pistol magazine protruding from underneath.
Kel-Tec SUB-2000 carbine in 9×19mm Parabellum The primary advantage of a carbine over a pistol using the same ammunition is controllability.
Malfunction of the Springfield Carbine extractor mechanism The question as to whether the reported malfunction of the Model 1873 Springfield carbine issued to the 7th Cavalry contributed to their defeat has been debated for years.
The M4 carbine has a three-round burst firing mode, while the M4A1 carbine has a fully automatic firing mode.
Aehr makes the burn-in equipment in silicon carbine chips commonly found in electric vehicles.
The carbine, a smaller and more lightweight type of rifle, weighs just over six-and-a-half pounds, and can fire up to 1000 rounds per minute.
He will also then start selling plans to craft various mods for the V63 Laser Carbine.
M4 carbine is a lightweight, gas-operated, air-cooled, magazine-fed and shoulder-fired weapon with a collapsible stock in service since 1994.
Mrs Ralph said: “An officer pointed his carbine at him and told him to drop the weapon.
Over the years, the M16 turned into the carbine-length M4 and the even shorter rifles used by special operations forces.
This gives a unit better range than the carbine.
In the movie, Williams is even shown to have invented the M1 Carbine using scrap metal and crude machinery while serving a prison sentence in the 1920s.
Ruger PC Carbine 9mm with Law Enforcement blue line memorial flag of stock.
Somebody got a Red Ryder Carbine Action 200 Shot Range Model Air Rifle for Christmas and didn't shoot their eye out.
The carbine’s geometry was praised.
Almost all of these weapons are mature designs, some of which are very similar to the M4A1 carbine in operation.
The 5.56-millimeter M4A1 carbine has relatively low recoil and is small enough to easily fit inside vehicles and other enclosed spaces.
The carbine has a 16.125-inch fluted barrel and breaks down into two seperate pieces for ease of carrying.
Three million QBZ-95s were built, including carbine and light support variants with a 75-round drum magazine.
According to the specifications laid down by the army, the assault rifle has to have a range of 500 m and weigh not more than 4 kilos, while the carbine has to have a range of 200 m and weight should not exceed 3 kilos.
Common combinations with carbine
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the carbine 16×
- carbine has 5×
- carbine was 5×
- carbine and 4×
- pc carbine 3×
- springfield carbine 3×
- his carbine 3×
- carbine at 3×
- and carbine 3×
- carbine in 2×