noun Etymology: French carabine, from Middle French carabin carabineer Date: 1592 a short-barreled lightweight firearm originally used by cavalry, a light short-barreled repeating rifle that is used as a supplementary military arm or for hunting in dense brush
CARBINE
Meaning of CARBINE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012