Pronunciation: ˌ ker- ə -b ə - ' ner-( ˌ ) ō , ˌ kär-, ˌ ka-r ə -
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ros
Etymology: Spanish, from carabina carbine, from French carabine
Date: 1845
1 : a member of a Spanish national police force serving especially as frontier guards
2 : a customs or coast guard officer in the Philippines